Thursday, February 02, 2006
This is no joke...
...just another get-rich-quick scheme. If you think Americans have gone completely overboard with the idea that they should grab the brass ring with lawsuits and need an example to fortify your suspicion, here it is: a guy who is "surprised" that he might suffer hearing loss by listening to music with earphones...
Man Sues Apple Over Potential Hearing Loss
By DAN GOODIN
The Associated Press
Wednesday, February 1, 2006; 11:37 PM
SAN FRANCISCO -- A Louisiana man claims in a lawsuit that Apple's iPod music player can cause hearing loss in people who use it.
Apple has sold more than 42 million of the devices since they went on sale in 2001, including 14 million in the fourth quarter last year. The devices can produce sounds of more than 115 decibels, a volume that can damage the hearing of a person exposed to the sound for more than 28 seconds per day, according to the complaint.
The iPod players are "inherently defective in design and are not sufficiently adorned with adequate warnings regarding the likelihood of hearing loss," according to the complaint, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in San Jose, Calif., on behalf of John Kiel Patterson of Louisiana. ¶ 2:14 PM
Man Sues Apple Over Potential Hearing Loss
By DAN GOODIN
The Associated Press
Wednesday, February 1, 2006; 11:37 PM
SAN FRANCISCO -- A Louisiana man claims in a lawsuit that Apple's iPod music player can cause hearing loss in people who use it.
Apple has sold more than 42 million of the devices since they went on sale in 2001, including 14 million in the fourth quarter last year. The devices can produce sounds of more than 115 decibels, a volume that can damage the hearing of a person exposed to the sound for more than 28 seconds per day, according to the complaint.
The iPod players are "inherently defective in design and are not sufficiently adorned with adequate warnings regarding the likelihood of hearing loss," according to the complaint, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in San Jose, Calif., on behalf of John Kiel Patterson of Louisiana. ¶ 2:14 PM
