Another iPhone Antenna Lawsuit

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by Ken Chan on August 4, 2011

On the rumored eve of the iPhone 5 release, I spotted this case–Jethro Magat v. Apple Inc.–in Justia Dockets & Filings.

The original complaint was filed on June 23, 2011 with the clerk of the U.S. District Court in the Central District of California. According to the complaint, the plaintiff purchased an iPhone 4 on January 19, 2011. The iPhone allegedly had a “connection problem caused by the iPhone 4′s antenna configuration that makes it difficult or impossible to maintain a connection.” “Plaintiff is informed and believes and thereon alleges that this is a known defect in the iPhone 4 which was never disclosed to its purchasers.” “Had the true facts been disclosed, Plaintiff and other Class members would not have purchased the iPhone 4 at the price and under the terms and conditions to which they were and are subjected….”

Now, let’s review the timeline.

So, six months after the press conference on the iPhone 4′s connection problems, the Plaintiff purchased the same phone. So, what do you think about his claim that this was never disclosed to him and that he would not have purchased the phone?

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NPR Defunding Bill

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by Ken Chan on March 17, 2011

H.R. 1076, which prohibits federal funding of National Public Radio and radio content acquisition, passes the house.

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TSA Pat-Down Procedure

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Formula Restaurants

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Main Street Fairness Act

August 2, 2010

What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet. If truth in advertising laws applied to Congress, the so-called Main Street Fairness Act would be renamed as the Main Street Tax Act because it has absolutely nothing to do with fairness for main street. The unstated [...]

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Deepwater Horizon

May 11, 2010

There are a number of ways to research the Deepwater Horizon disaster that continues to unfold in the Gulf of Mexico. You can find Deepwater Horizon news via Google News or watch a Senate webcast about the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. You can also peruse securities filings, for mentions of the [...]

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Santa Clara County Tackles Child Obesity

April 28, 2010

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted to ban restaurants from offering toys or other incentive items in conjunction with foods that contain excessive calories, sodium, fat, saturated fat, trans fat and sugars. Interestingly, this ordinance will not affect all of Santa Clara County. Instead, the ordinance only regulates restaurants “in the unincorporated areas [...]

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Cyber Privacy Act

April 27, 2010

Last week, Congressman Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI) introduced a bill that would require certain Internet websites that contain personal information of an individual to remove such information at the request of the individual. This bill potentially affects “[a]ny Internet website that makes available to the public personal information of individuals.” The bill also defines “personal information” [...]

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Bernard Madoff Got Lucky

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The 150 year sentence that Judge Denny Chin imposed in the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme case seems a bit light. Considering that investor losses may range from $10 to $20 billion, Madoff was sentenced to 1 year of prison for every $66.7 million in losses at the low end of the estimates. Of course, no [...]

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Warning: Unreinforced Masonry Building

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Walking down Murphy Street in Downtown Sunnyvale, I spotted this warning affixed to the wall of a building: The warning reads as follows: This is an unreinforced masonry building. Unreinforced masonry buildings may be unsafe in the event of a mojor [sic] earthquake. I’ve walked past many buildings both old and new, but I’ve never [...]

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