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10/21/2005, 9:40am, EDT
Friday, October 21st
Lawsuit filed against Apple over iPod nano scratches
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Apple Computer over the iPod nano's suceptibility to scratches. The Red Herring reports that Jason Tomczak has filed a class-action lawsuit against Apple Computer on behalf of all iPod nano owners, demanding that customers get their money back as well as a share of the company’s profits on the music player’s sales." The complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California in San Jose on Wednesday, October 19, 2005, according to the report. The lawsuit follows numerous discussions of Nano complaints around the Web, media reports about its increased susceptibility to scratches compared to previous generations, and Apple's acknowledgement of an LCD flaw with a small set of iPod nanos.
In the complaint, Tomczak says he rubbed a paper towel on his Nano front cover and "that alone left significant scratches." In addition, the suit charges that the Nano screens "scratch excessively during normal usage, rendering the screen on the Nanos [sic] unreadable, and violating state consumer protection statutes… and causing Plaintiff class members to incur loss of use and monetary damages."
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You may get your product replaced. You may get a coupon for some other apple product. But if this guy thinks that he's getting a cut of profits because his iPod screen is scratched, he's got to be on crack.
Gees, my 20 Giger screen got all scratched off by my "protector" I'll sue Apple AND the protector manufacturer and demand a cut of all sales to boot!!
The ambulance chasing scum-o-the-earth are out to make a buck...
Should we be surprised?
So, if people are so worried about scratches, they should treat the item like it cost 5 million dollars and carry it in a bullet proof all protected carrier and make sure the only way to operate it is with the help of a robot
Again the mess that is the civil court system rears it's ugly head. It just to damn easy to sue and the rewards are to great, especially for the lawyers. I believe lawyers should only be allowed to get paid thier time spent on the case based on their standard hourly rate.
Fercrissakes.
And the whole idea of suing because of scratches is INSANE. The front of my 2004 car looks like it's been sandblasted from little stone hits and such. Should I sue my state or the car mfg?