tommikele

Is this guy really as much of a moron as his statement indicates?

crowley said:

jimh2 said:

If only the plaintiff was made responsible for all legal costs associated with cases, we would no longer have class action lawsuits which only benefit lawyers.

The voice of Corporate America has spoken.  As if it isn't already hard enough to sue, let's stack the deck even more and stamp the first amendment into the muck.

Are you serious? Any moron who can pay the filing fee can sue anyone for anything. It’s absurdly easy to file a lawsuit. Your supposition about the 1st Amendment is pathetically laughable. Plaintiffs bringing a merit less action or those recruited by a lawyer to be a plaintiff should absolutely be held financially responsible if their claim is found to be without merit. Who do you think pays for that garbage? We do every time we buy something. Do you think Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon or any of the rest are not passing that cost on to us? Make the lawyers responsible and you will quickly find meritless cases disappear and solid ones get settled quickly without years of delays.

Cockroaches pretending to be lawyers.

elijahg said:

AppleInsider said:

Plaintiffs allege Apple knew of the fault long before launching the repair programs, potentially costing consumers hundreds of dollars in out-of-pocket costs. Judge Davila, however, found Apple was not culpable for those fees, as the defect presented after the company's standard warranty period.

What? Apple was not culpable for an apparently widespread issue because it occurred outside the (dismal) one year warranty? Is US consumer law that weak that past an arbitrary manufacturer-defined limit - which could be less than a year, consumers with a broken product are SOL? In England and Wales consumers have up to 6 years to claim for a problem they can prove existed at the time of the product's delivery (dependant on perceived value/quality of the item). The EU provides a 2 year warranty on most items (Apple was sued by Italy for refusing to comply with the 2 year warranty, and they do now comply - though they treat claims under this more as a "favour" than a right as they do in the 1 year one).

If you do not like the terms of the warranty Apple offers, buy something else. There is no concealment of the terms or restrictions. Love people who whine after the fact and feel they are entitled. I’m sure I will take heat for it, but these kinds of comments seem to come from those living in the EU more so than any other region. The democratic socialism tends to lead to this. Whine it isn’t fair and demand the government take charge and get you what you want. Government has a role in protecting us from criminal behavior by corporations. This is not that.

The plaintiffs and their vulture lawyers (the only ones who will get money) will revile and try again, but will end up with the same result. So far they are unable to prove their claims.

The odds are the entire thing was dreamed up by a group of class action lawyers who then advertised to get plaintiffs so they could file. These lawyers are no different than patent trolls. 

9secondkox2 said:

This judge needs to be looked into. The issue is 100% on Apple a die a known issue and factory defect. 

For a judge to dismiss that is incredible. 

Those who rant and rave about a judge’s decision without knowledge of the law as applied have some nerve to question the judge's honesty and integrity. Those doing it must take their cues from Trump. It is typical Trump style thinking and speaking.