First Xbox 360 class-action suit filed
DIPstick Magazine
Like carrion to a corpse, so begins the influx of litigious Xbox owners
wielding class-action lawsuits against the Redmond giant. Recently a
case has been filed in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, alleging that the Xbox
360 caused scratching damage to discs during "reasonable, foreseeable,
normal and intended use", and while this is the first case we've seen
since the company addressed the Xbox 360's other problems, it's
certainly not the first of its kind. So how much is all this disc damage
worth? About $5 million, according to the claim, which makes explicit
reference to the warranty extension as well as the infamous Dutch TV
report on the scratching problem, and offers damning testimony from
users who were unable to play their lacerated copies of Madden NFL '07.
It seems unlikely that Microsoft can hold its ground on this, judging by
the recent events concerning the system's build quality -- but only the
country's richest lawyers know for sure.
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