Civil Litigation
Apr. 30, 2025
Judge: Child didn't suffer hearing loss from Amber Alert in Air Pods
Apple won summary judgment in a San Francisco federal court against a claim the sound of an Amber Alert through Air Pods was so loud a child suffered hearing loss.
A San Francisco federal judge granted summary judgment in favor of Apple in a product liability lawsuit filed by parents who claimed their 12-year-old son suffered permanent hearing damage after listening to the sound of a high-pitched Amber Alert through a pair of AirPods.
Apple's attorneys said summary judgment was warranted because the plaintiffs' liability theory was based on a novel theory of law that has "never been reported anywhere" in medical journals. ...
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