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From thier website... by rizole · 2006-05-24 21:43 · Score: 1 · on iPod Lawsuit Lawyers Sue Their Own Plaintiff?

Now IANAL but......from the website's disclaimer
..."The attorney-client relationship does not begin until a written agreement has been agreed upon and signed between the client and his or her law firm..."

With formatting and links intact by Anonymous Coward · 2006-05-24 13:23 · Score: 0 · on iPod Lawsuit Lawyers Sue Their Own Plaintiff?

Open Letter to the Mac Community The Truth Behind the iPod Nano "Scratch" Class Action Suit

May 22, 2006 Dear Mac Community:

Hello! My name is Jason Tomczak. Many people around the world rightly know me as a mild-mannered techie, photographer, writer, and nature-lover. I am an Apple fan and have been fortunate enough to use Mac computers and other Apple products since about 1985.

On October 19, 2005, my life changed due to the unauthorized conduct of others. From that date forward, countless numbers of people around the world were driven to hate me and slander my name, sometimes using foul and threatening language.

Since October 19, 2005, my name has been infamously tied to the iPod Nano "Scratch" Class Action law suit filed against Apple.

What You Don't Know About The Nano Suit The truth is that I never sought out nor did I ever hire David P. Meyer & Associates or Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro to represent me in any case, much less the iPod Nano Class Action suit.

The iPod Nano Class Action law suit was initiated by David P. Meyer & Associates Co. LPA of Columbus, Ohio and their representative firm, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP of Seattle, Washington and filed on October 19, 2005.

David P. Meyer & Associates contacted me, soliciting my opinions and comments about the scratching of my iPod Nano after finding Nano-related blog posts I'd written on my own website, on The Unofficial Apple Weblog and on The MacCast. They informed me that they had received an "overwhelming number of complaints" about the Nano and that they wanted my "insight into the problem". Yes, I answered their communication and told them that I had problems with my iPod Nano, however I clearly told them that they should do their own professional and technological study of the iPod Nano.

I emphasized that I did not have any access to any specific data about the materials used in making the iPod Nano. David P. Meyer & Associates used my personal comments and opinions as the basis of the iPod Nano suit. To my knowledge, there was no actual technical study done on the iPod Nano before the Class Action suit was filed.

Additionally, I told David P. Meyer & Associates that I wanted to remain private, and that my wish for privacy, among other considerations, would preclude me from getting involved in the case.

No Documentation At no time did David P. Meyer & Associates or Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro ever receive any attorney-client agreement form from me. On their own time and based on their own schedules and plans, they prepared the paperwork and filed the iPod Nano Class Action suit in California using my name as Lead Plaintiff, however this was done without my knowledge or consent.

The Filing and The Call The senior partner of David P. Meyer & Associates and one of his representatives called me during the afternoon of October 21, 2005 to urgently request my signature on an attorney-client agreement - two days after the Class Action suit was filed; two days after they began their action against Apple; two days after the press had begun running the story. They then warned me that my family, friends, clients and I should expect to hear from the media and others interested in the iPod Nano Class Action suit.

During that phone call to me, David P. Meyer and his associate blamed the faulty Nano filing on Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro.

Spin Cycle During that week and the following months, my name was posted in relation to the iPod Nano Class Act

An interview with Meyer, the 'SuperLawyer' by Anonymous Coward · 2006-05-24 12:10 · Score: 0 · on iPod Lawsuit Lawyers Sue Their Own Plaintiff?

"The Screwed Investors' Lawyer. When a prominent Columbus, Ohio, business magazine used that cover headline to describe David Meyer, it made a statement that was both bold and accurate. [...]"

http://dmlaws.com/CmsData/Site/Documents/Meyer_Sup erLawyers_article.pdf

Re:Tell these dipweeds what you think... by Anonymous Coward · 2006-05-24 12:07 · Score: 0 · on iPod Lawsuit Lawyers Sue Their Own Plaintiff?

neither websites show the nano class-action lawsuit listed under their current or closed list of investigations

http://www.hbsslaw.com/frontend?command=Lawsuit&iL awsuitStatusId=1

http://www.dmlaws.com/ConsumerClassAction/CurrentA ctions.aspx

HBSS has an open CAL against apple for the high decibel issue, but not this one.

what happened?

Pic of said lawyer by SoCalChris · 2006-05-24 10:57 · Score: 2, Funny · on iPod Lawsuit Lawyers Sue Their Own Plaintiff?

How could you not trust a lawyer that looks like this?