The United States in the 21st century may just be the most litigious society in history. We sue each other at the drop of a hat. Lose a pair of pants?  Lawsuit.  Deliver the wrong color of flowers at a wedding? Lawsuit. 

Heck, even Apple got into the litigation craze when it went on a legal offensive against all things "pod" It should come as no surprise then that Apple gets hit with its fair share of lawsuits.

Lately though, the company seems to be getting hit with more than its fair share of suits. In fact, it's getting hard to keep track of them all...

20 Oct 2007

Most recently, we have the case of the man who claims that Apple is lying about its capacity. You see, the company likes to define one megabyte as 1 million bytes, whereas the OS defines it as 1.048.576 bytes. The means that the iPod will display a smaller capacity than the box reads.  As a result, the plaintiff figures that Apple owes him 75 bucks in trimmed storage.

There's also the case that erupted surrounding the bricking of the iPhone. A group is complaining that Apple is breaking the law by not allowing for the device to be unlocked. The group acknowledges that Apple flat out states that unlocking the iPhone violates the warranty and removes them from any responsibility for damages, but they contend that Apple did not even have the slightest consideration for unlocked iPhones when developing the update. Furthermore, they say that the exclusive deal violates antitrust laws.

And then, finally, there's the most recent claim, in which an environmental group is calling Apple out for its use of PVCs. The group claims that the act of merely wrapping the iPhone headphones around your hand multiple times can yield an unhealthy dose of toxic chemicals.

You almost have to wonder if Apple legal is pining for the good old days of SEC investigations.