Greedy Trial Lawyer
Is Your iPod A Dangerously Defective Product? Hear Me Out
Category: In Your Face
Suppose you discovered that thousands of innocent people were at risk for sustaining a serious and permanent injury as a result of using a dangerous product. Would you do something to stop the carnage? Should you do something? Well, John Patterson of San Jose did and is catching flack for his efforts. So is his greedy trial lawyer.
Posted at Pixelbomb:
A man has sued Apple claiming that iPods can lead to hearing loss and do not come with enough warning labels.The lawsuit was filed on behalf of John Kiel Patterson in a district court in San Jose, California. He wants it to be a class action.
The lawsuit says the iPod can generate more than 115 decibels, a level that could damage hearing to a user exposed for more than 28 seconds a day.
Mr Patterson's lawyer, Steve W Berman, told Associated Press news agency that his client did not know if he had suffered hearing loss but that was not the issue.
Is this guy serious? This is just more proof that there are A) too many lawyers with too much time on their hands, and B) too many greedy/stupid people who take advantage of "A".
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Comments
The only problem with this case is that the guy, at least by the stories I have been able to find, is not even sure if he has been injured. Could the iPod cause hearing damage? Yes. Could almost any other media player do it? Yes. But it seems wrong for this particular plaintiff to sue unless he has an injury. For something like this, I think it is too important to be brought by someone who is afraid he might get hurt by something. With 42 million of the various types of iPods out there, I would think that there is a potential plaintiff who has an actual injury.
Posted by: Bill at February 3, 2006 02:15 PM