Comments on: Steve Berman sues Apple over iPods

By: The $0 Bluetooth Headset Class Action settlement

The $0 Bluetooth Headset Class Action settlement — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:40:58 +0000

[…] covered other ridiculous failure-to-warn-of-hearing-loss consumer-fraud lawsuits, but somehow missed this one filed by the Garcia Law Firm, which was eventually consolidated with […]

By: J.T. Wenting

J.T. Wenting — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 04:52:43 +0000

No, but you can sue the carmakers for not including enough soundproofing, the makers of car stereos for allowing them to be turned up that high, and the makers of the speakers for making speakers that can pump out so much noise.
You might even be able to sue the resellers of all the above, and the shops that install car stereos for knowingly and willingly installing devices that can produce loud noises.

By: A Stitch in Haste

A Stitch in Haste — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 22:47:36 +0000

Turn Up the (Class Action) Volume

It is a basic premise of tort law that a plaintiff, in order to win a judgment against a defendant, must prove damages — some form of measurable and compensable harm.

By: Gunner

Gunner — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 17:59:58 +0000

Good idea Dave!

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 13:09:04 +0000

If they pull this off can I sue those idiots that turn their damn car stereos so loud they drown out everyone else’s for 2 miles around?

By: Walter Olson

Walter Olson — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 12:02:27 +0000

Microsoft conspiracy theorists, at least, may be interested in one of attorney Berman's other connections: he's crossed the plaintiffs-vs.-defense aisle to represent MS and is even reported to have become friends with Bill Gates. See our post of Feb. 28, 2000.