HP in the dock over alleged faulty device

Beijing - US computer maker Hewlett-Packard (HP) may have to face a series of lawsuits this year from Chinese consumers who found their HP notebook computers faulty, according to a lawyer representing more than 170 consumers angry with the company.

It may become the biggest organized consumer action against HP since the company entered China in 1985.

Wang Yufeng, a lawyer at the Yingke Law Firm in Beijing, said his group is preparing to take HP to court later this year.