Class action law suite against Apple's iPod: Volume and Hearing Loss
According to the article, consumers are suing Apple for failing to mention that listening to the iPod at full volume can cause hearing loss. Some people are just morons. Techniquly an iPod in your ears at half level could still cause hearing loss in some, as this is the case with any sound very close to your earbud.
Full article at:
http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/news...N-UK-APPLE.XML
Full article at:
http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/news...N-UK-APPLE.XML
Comments
That was disappointing, i didn't even know iPods could file lawsuits.
Oh well, i guess thats life
Originally posted by appleman76
It's just stupid, everybody seems to be sueing people these days. Is it a new fad or something, maybe I should sue some company so I can be cool! Why would you want to sue a company that has never had a problem in the past. We all have something called a brain. I think certain people should start using them. OK i'm done.
We live in an age where people refuse to take responsibility for themselves. It always somebody else's fault they are idiots. Have issues raising a kid, get them diagnosed ADHD and have them medicated. Accidentally fall over something, sue someone and refuse to admit you're a clumsy oaf. Send yourself deaf because you listen to music too loud, sue Apple. It's always somebody else's fault
Originally posted by Dogcow
Kinda like buying Hot coffee from McDonalds and getting burnt when you spill it on yourself. If you keep the ipod volume turned all the way up for too long then obviously it can't be good for your hearing.
just to reply to this. if you look up the famous mcdonalds lawsuit that you're referring to, the reality is in fact a little more complicated than the conventional wisdom about the case usually tends to let on. the truth is that the mcdonalds would set the coffee temperature more than twice as hot as it was supposed to be on the theory that it would still be piping hot 15-20 minutes later when you got to work from the drivethru. the result is that the coffee that the woman spilled on herself scalded her whole crotch to the extent that she had to have reconstructive plastic surgury and was bedridden and unable to walk for many many months, much less work.
re the ipod case -- i also recognize that ipods sent to france are software controlled so that they only reach a certain decible level. that seems at least a little more responsible on the part of apple... but such changes usually only come after the demand. not all lawsuits are really about getting a monetary reward.
Originally posted by Dogcow
Kinda like buying Hot coffee from McDonalds and getting burnt when you spill it on yourself. If you keep the ipod volume turned all the way up for too long then obviously it can't be good for your hearing.
You're oversimplifying the case. McDonald's was clearly in the wrong here:
http://www.lectlaw.com/files/cur78.htm
Here are some exerpts:
After receiving the order, the grandson pulled his car forward and stopped momentarily so that Liebeck could add cream and sugar to her coffee. (Critics of civil justice, who have pounced on this case, often charge that Liebeck was driving the car or that the vehicle was in motion when she spilled the coffee; neither is true.) Liebeck placed
the cup between her knees and attempted to remove the plastic lid from the cup. As she removed the lid, the entire contents of the cup spilled into her lap.
A vascular surgeon determined that Liebeck suffered full thickness burns (or third-degree burns) over 6 percent of her body, including her inner thighs, perineum, buttocks, and genital and groin areas. She was hospitalized for eight days, during which time she underwent skin grafting. Liebeck, who also underwent debridement treatments, sought to settle her claim for $20,000, but McDonalds refused.
McDonalds also said during discovery that, based on a consultants advice, it held its coffee at between 180 and 190 degrees fahrenheit to maintain optimum taste. He admitted that he had not evaluated the safety ramifications at this temperature. Other establishments sell coffee at substantially lower temperatures, and coffee served at home is generally 135 to 140 degrees.
This is a case of corporate negligence and complete disregard for the safety of customers.
Next time, please check your facts before drawing such hasty conclusions.