There is a discussion about this over at
Audioholics. It think it is an absolutely rediculous lawsuit. Suing for potential damages that can be preveted with common sense is absurd! If the lawers are going to be consistent, they would have to sue just about every loudpeaker manufacturer as well as the makers of amplifiers/receivers for *potentially* causing hearing loss.
This is my favorite quote from that other thread:
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Particilarly when they think they can make megabucks from a huge company* by convincing a gullible jury that we're too stupid for our own good and it's everyone else's responsibility to protect us from oursleves.
This sentence from the article cracks me up.
"Patterson does not know if the device has damaged his hearing, said his attorney, Steve W. Berman, of Seattle. But that's beside the point of the lawsuit, which takes issue with the potential the iPod has to cause irreparable hearing loss, Berman said."
So, I guess we can sue auto makers because we might drive their product reckelessly and hurt ourselves? ..or how about pencil makers because we might sharpen them and stick them in our eyes or ears? ...and the list goes on..."
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