Legal Opinion
Beaton v. Speedypc Software
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 31, 2018No. 18-1010PublishedCited by 122 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wood, Chief Judge.
When Archie Beaton's laptop started misbehaving, he looked for an at-home fix. An internet search turned up a product from SpeedyPC Software ("Speedy") that offered both a diagnosis and a cure. Beaton took advantage of Speedy's free trial, which warned that his device was in bad shape and encouraged him to purchase its software solution: SpeedyPC Pro. He did. But he was disappointed with the outcome: despite Speedy's promises, the software failed to improve his laptop's performance.
Beaton became convinced that he was the victim of a scam. He filed a consumer class action…
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