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Settlement Proposed in iPod Class Action Suit

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the making-things-right dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A court has conditionally approved a settlement in a class action suit brought against Apple Computer by several consumers who claim their iPod batteries did not live up to the company's representation, according to AppleInsider. The tentative approval was handed down by the Superior Court of California for San Mateo County and covers all consumers who purchased a first-, second-, or third-generation iPod model on or before May 31, 2004 and experienced 'battery failure.' According to the published settlement notice, 'battery failure' is when 'the capacity of an iPod's battery to hold an electrical charge has dropped to four hours or less of continuous audio playback, with earbuds attached, with respect to the Third Generation iPod, or five hours or less of continuous audio playback, with earbuds attached, with respect to the First Generation iPod and the Second Generation iPod.' The deadline for filing a claim is September 30, 2005."

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  1. Lawsuits by MightyMartian · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    In other news: Several car owners are suing GM because they're cars ran out of gas. "We were never told." says Maude Allen of Atlanta, Ga. My husband decided to drive to Texas, and didn't get out of the state before his truck mysteriously stopped working. It took three calls and having to put up with out of control laughter from the dealership staff before we finally got the full explanation."

    Lawyer J.P. Shysterpants, representing several of the claimants vows "We'll make them pay for the suffering that these individuals have had to endure. My, that's a funny color of hair. What shampoo do you use? I bet I can get you a million bucks. Here's my card."

    GM is not responding to requests, but in a written statement says "GM is dedicated to making fuel-efficient cars. But not cars that fuel efficent."

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  2. Re:Huh? by Koiu+Lpoi · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Ignorance and stupidity are two different things. Thinking they're the same is, well, stupid.

    And I guess that highschool I went to was just bullshitting me with their 'highly ranked' stuff, because we didn't have an electronics class. It also wasn't in Korea.

    Oh yeah, Truly, you have dizzying intellect.