With apologies for getting OT, if you're going to cite a case as somehow representative of frivolous lawsuits, you should be familiar with the facts of the case--as presented by legal scholars and not overpaid, overhyped talk-show hosts. The woman who was scalded by a cup of coffee had a legitimate claim for the injuries she suffered; I'm not clear on the parallel between that lawsuit and this one.
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Apple Sued for $1 Million over iPhone Price Cut
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With apologies for getting OT, if you're going to cite a case as somehow representative of frivolous lawsuits, you should be familiar with the facts of the case--as presented by legal scholars and not overpaid, overhyped talk-show hosts. The woman who was scalded by a cup of coffee had a legitimate claim for the injuries she suffered; I'm not clear on the parallel between that lawsuit and this one.
Great move! I'm going to sue Tesco's cos yesterday I bought a six pack of Coca-Cola for £2.39 and today they're selling them buy one get one free- instantly reducing my purchase's value by half. And whilst I'm at it I'm going to file suit against any company that reduces or puts on sale any item I buy!
How dare a company charge less!
In other news it was announced that Apple is going raise prices on the new iMac and sue everyone that bought before the price hike!
How dare a company charge less!
In other news it was announced that Apple is going raise prices on the new iMac and sue everyone that bought before the price hike!
lmao...
what a g00ber, that woman is. People should just get over it already. Being so god damn bitter about something like this does not bring good karma I imagine...**** happens, and it's pretty lame that just because a company drops the price of one of their products, or someone spills hot coffee in their own damn lap, that people think they have the right to sue for these ridiculous amounts of money. Greedy bastids.
what a g00ber, that woman is. People should just get over it already. Being so god damn bitter about something like this does not bring good karma I imagine...**** happens, and it's pretty lame that just because a company drops the price of one of their products, or someone spills hot coffee in their own damn lap, that people think they have the right to sue for these ridiculous amounts of money. Greedy bastids.
what a loser this person is. why 1 million? did she just pull that number out of her arse?
its not like she was forced to buy at 600
i hate when people feel they are entitled to something for no reason at all
its not like she was forced to buy at 600
i hate when people feel they are entitled to something for no reason at all
you guys forget the point. She's probably one of those people who has nothing better to do. This is like a hobby for her. Her "precious" time was wasted because steve woo'd her into the line and made her buy an iPhone.
Just reminds me of the people who sue the tobacco companies for getting lung cancer. Like they didn't read the sides of the boxes, see the commercials, etc etc. So stupid. I hope the state counter sues for ignorance. Can we all get together and sue her for lose of brain cells?
Just reminds me of the people who sue the tobacco companies for getting lung cancer. Like they didn't read the sides of the boxes, see the commercials, etc etc. So stupid. I hope the state counter sues for ignorance. Can we all get together and sue her for lose of brain cells?
I bought the Mac Plus in 1987. A week later it dropped by $200.
Any lawyers out there want to do a a pro bono case?
Any lawyers out there want to do a a pro bono case?
lol weev you beat me to it. My Powerbook G4 has now been upgraded to new processors and lower prices, can I get a $1,000,000...
My only question: What lawyer, in his right mind, could walk this case into the court and hand it to the clerk with a straight face? Although, maybe he filed online hahaha..
My only question: What lawyer, in his right mind, could walk this case into the court and hand it to the clerk with a straight face? Although, maybe he filed online hahaha..
such a cliché "american" (no offence to smart americans)... i hope this chick looses her house over this, 'cause dumb people like her don't deserve to own an iPhone, let alone a house to live in...
Guaranteed resale value
What an idea... a piece of technology with a guaranteed resale value.
And one day cows will fly.
What an idea... a piece of technology with a guaranteed resale value.
And one day cows will fly.
I can't believe I live in this country...
WHAT?? The camera I bought a year ago is $200 less now, THATS IT, I'm suing Nikon.
And hey what about my 60GB iPod that I bought and a month later they came out with a cheaper 80GB model, clearly that requires suing over.
It really is sad how pathetic people are in this country.
Oh I'm pretty sure I could find some good ways to spend that $1 mil store credit! I'll take 200 tricked out Mac Pro's please
Haha.Come on now.....
Come one now. I think this matter is a bit over the top. When I bought my first iPod 4 years ago, the price was 300 then apple dropped it to 250. What do you expect from a brand new product. They have a crazy price at first and they see if there selling well, then they drop the price. I think 1 million is a bit crazy, how about you sue enough to pay for your lawyer and what the phono cost you, I would assume that would be fair, right?
I didn't go crying asking for my money back when they dropped the price of my iPod or my iBook at the time.
Come one now. I think this matter is a bit over the top. When I bought my first iPod 4 years ago, the price was 300 then apple dropped it to 250. What do you expect from a brand new product. They have a crazy price at first and they see if there selling well, then they drop the price. I think 1 million is a bit crazy, how about you sue enough to pay for your lawyer and what the phono cost you, I would assume that would be fair, right?
I didn't go crying asking for my money back when they dropped the price of my iPod or my iBook at the time.
With you there. My car's not worth what I paid for it either! And gas went up! How to reconcile these unpredictable changes...hmmm
Anything's possible!
The Stella Awards are named after 81 year-old Stella Liebeck who spilled hot coffee on herself and successfully sued McDonald's. That case inspired the Stella Awards for the most frivolous, ridiculous, successful lawsuits in the United States.
7th Place
Kat hleen Robertson of Austin, Texas, was awarded $80,000 by a jury of her peers after breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler who was running inside of a furniture store. The owners of the store were understandably surprised at the verdict, considering the misbehaving little toddler was Ms. Robertson's son.
******************** 6 th Place
19-year-old Carl Truman of Los Angeles won $74,000 and medical expenses when his neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda Accord. Mr. Truman apparently didn't notice there was someone at the wheel of the car when he was trying to steal his neighbor's hubcaps.
******************************** 5th Place
Terrence Dickson of Bristol , Pennsylvania , was leaving a house he hadjust finished robbing by way of the garage. He was not able to get the garage door to go up since the automatic door opener was malfunctioning. He couldn't re-enter the house because the door connecting the house and garage locked when he pulled it shut. The family was on vacation, and Mr. Dickson found himself locked in the garage for eight days. He subsisted on a case of Pepsi he found, and a large bag of dry dog food. He sued the homeowner's insurance claiming the situation caused him undue mental anguish. The jury agreed to the tune of $500,000.
*************************** 4th Place
Jerry Williams of Little Rock, Arkansas, was awarded $14,500 and medical expenses after being bitten on the buttocks by his next door neighbor's beagle. The beagle was on a chain in its owner's fenced yard. The award was less than originally sought, because the jury felt the dog might have been just a little provoked at the time, by Mr. Williams who had climbed over the fence into the yard and was shooting it repeatedly with a pellet gun.
********************************* 3rd Place
A Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson of Lancaster, Pennsylvania , $113,500 after she slipped on a soft drink and broke her coccyx (tailbone). The beverage was on the floor because Ms. Carson had thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier during an argument.
********************* 2nd Place
Kara Walton of Claymont, Delaware, successfully sued the owner of a Night Club in a neighboring city when she fell from the bathroom window to the floor and knocked out her two front teeth. This occurred while Ms.Walton was trying to sneak through the window in the ladies room to avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge. She was awarded $12,000 and dental expenses.
****************************** 1st Place
This year's runaway winner was Mrs. Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma. Mrs. Grazinski purchased a brand new 32-foot Winnebago motor home. On her first trip home, (from an OU football game), having driven on to the freeway, she set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the drivers seat to go into the back & make herself a sandwich. Not surprisingly, the RV left the freeway, crashed and overturned. Mrs. Grazinski sued Winnebago for not advising her in the owner's manual that she couldn't actually do this. The jury awarded her $1,750,000 plus a new motor home.The company actually changed their manuals on the basis of this suit, just in case there were any other complete morons around.
The Stella Awards are named after 81 year-old Stella Liebeck who spilled hot coffee on herself and successfully sued McDonald's. That case inspired the Stella Awards for the most frivolous, ridiculous, successful lawsuits in the United States.
7th Place
Kat hleen Robertson of Austin, Texas, was awarded $80,000 by a jury of her peers after breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler who was running inside of a furniture store. The owners of the store were understandably surprised at the verdict, considering the misbehaving little toddler was Ms. Robertson's son.
******************** 6 th Place
19-year-old Carl Truman of Los Angeles won $74,000 and medical expenses when his neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda Accord. Mr. Truman apparently didn't notice there was someone at the wheel of the car when he was trying to steal his neighbor's hubcaps.
******************************** 5th Place
Terrence Dickson of Bristol , Pennsylvania , was leaving a house he hadjust finished robbing by way of the garage. He was not able to get the garage door to go up since the automatic door opener was malfunctioning. He couldn't re-enter the house because the door connecting the house and garage locked when he pulled it shut. The family was on vacation, and Mr. Dickson found himself locked in the garage for eight days. He subsisted on a case of Pepsi he found, and a large bag of dry dog food. He sued the homeowner's insurance claiming the situation caused him undue mental anguish. The jury agreed to the tune of $500,000.
*************************** 4th Place
Jerry Williams of Little Rock, Arkansas, was awarded $14,500 and medical expenses after being bitten on the buttocks by his next door neighbor's beagle. The beagle was on a chain in its owner's fenced yard. The award was less than originally sought, because the jury felt the dog might have been just a little provoked at the time, by Mr. Williams who had climbed over the fence into the yard and was shooting it repeatedly with a pellet gun.
********************************* 3rd Place
A Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson of Lancaster, Pennsylvania , $113,500 after she slipped on a soft drink and broke her coccyx (tailbone). The beverage was on the floor because Ms. Carson had thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier during an argument.
********************* 2nd Place
Kara Walton of Claymont, Delaware, successfully sued the owner of a Night Club in a neighboring city when she fell from the bathroom window to the floor and knocked out her two front teeth. This occurred while Ms.Walton was trying to sneak through the window in the ladies room to avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge. She was awarded $12,000 and dental expenses.
****************************** 1st Place
This year's runaway winner was Mrs. Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma. Mrs. Grazinski purchased a brand new 32-foot Winnebago motor home. On her first trip home, (from an OU football game), having driven on to the freeway, she set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the drivers seat to go into the back & make herself a sandwich. Not surprisingly, the RV left the freeway, crashed and overturned. Mrs. Grazinski sued Winnebago for not advising her in the owner's manual that she couldn't actually do this. The jury awarded her $1,750,000 plus a new motor home.The company actually changed their manuals on the basis of this suit, just in case there were any other complete morons around.
They need to start getting smart with these frivolous lawsuits. If someone should bring one of these against a business or individual, if they lose, they have to pay everyone's fees, including those that they sued. If this were the case where Apple's legal fees had to be paid, she'd be on skid row afterwards.
good luck to her. even if she wins, i don't think she'll get $1 million. but who knows....i really don't think she'll win though
so where does she get this $1,000,000 from?
isn't it a little too perfect a number?
also...is it just for her, if so - wtf!?!...if not - petty claim
isn't it a little too perfect a number?
also...is it just for her, if so - wtf!?!...if not - petty claim
Welcome to a losing case, lady.
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