Moron Loses His Hearing Because He's An Idiot, Files Lawsuit

As a lawyer, let me note that I'm offended by idiot lawsuits like this. A company makes a popular product, idiots suffer injuries because they're too dumb to use the product properly, lawyers see deep pockets, and the lawyers swarm for the kill...

Apple Computer’s popular iPod music player was facing a new legal threat after an
aggrieved customer filed a class action complaint claiming the comany did not
adequately warn customers about the potential for damaging hearing loss from
playing its popular music player at full volume.

...The iPod user manual already warns customers about the potential for permanent hearing loss if the player’s earphones or headphones are used a high volume. But the complaint alleged that Apple did not advise users about what constituted a high volume or a safe level of noise.

Bainbridge has the right take on this: If you're too dumb to realize that playing really loud music through tiny buds stuck deep in your ear canal isn't a good idea, there's not a lot the legal system can or should do to help you. I couldn't agree more with that statement.