iPod Buffet

A federal appeals court has upheld Apple’s win in a claim alleging hearing loss for iPod use.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31 (UPI) — A federal appellate court ruled that U.S. technology giant Apple’s diminutive music maker the iPod was not “unsafe or defective.”

The Mac, iPhone and iPod maker won an appeal in a class-action suit that charged it for unreasonably risking the hearing of its customers.

Computerworld - A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a lower court ruling that said Apple’s iPod music players do not pose an unacceptable risk to users’ hearing.

A federal appeals court judge on Wednesday essentially pushed the mute button on a class-action lawsuit alleging that Apple’s iPod earbuds are unsafe. Judge David Thompson of the Ninth Circuit Court in San Francisco upheld a ruling by a lower court dismissing a 2006 suit brought by two men who wanted the company to redesign its earbuds and test iPod users’ hearing, in addition to paying damages.

A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a class-action lawsuit alleging that Apple Inc should be help accountable for hearing loss from using its iPod music player, according to a recent Reuters report.The San Francisco based Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals backed a 2008 district court ruling that the plaintiffs could not present adequate evidence that using the iPod poses an unreasonable …

CHICAGO - Two customers who sued Apple Inc. in 2006, alleging that volumes of up to 104 decibels in its iPod music player could cause hearing loss, did not convince a federal judge, who threw the suit out. Nor did they convince a federal appeals court, which yesterday refused to overturn the dismissal.

A US appeals court has ruled in favour of Apple in a lawsuit claiming that the iPod was could be responsible for hearing loss.The judge upheld a 2008 ruling, saying “the plaintiffs simply do not …

A federal appeals court flicked the off switch Wednesday on a lawsuit claiming Apple’s iPod is defective because it lacks adequate controls against dangerous sound levels. Two buyers of the portable digital music player filed the suit in San Jose in 2006….

Apple wins a court case against claimants who say the iPod is defective and could cause hearing loss.