Intel gets reprieve in Pentium suit
Intel had a legal reprieve Thursday when an Illinois judge threw out a state appeals court ruling that would have launched a nationwide class-action lawsuit against the company over Pentium 4 processors. The Illinois Supreme Court reversed the decision of the appeals court, which had said the suit could go forward. The action accused Intel of misrepresenting the speed of Pentium 4 processors.
The case was originally filed in the Illinois District Court in Madison County by Barbara’s Sales and others in 2002. The case reached the Supreme Court after appeals by Intel. The plaintiffs originally sought to apply two California laws and one Illinois law to launch a nationwide suit. The Pentium 4 processor was launched in 2000, and the plaintiffs alleged that it didn’t live up to the represented advancement in performance over Pentium III or Advanced Micro Devices processors, according to the court document.
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