iPod lawsuit ends, America bitterly disappointed

Stephanie Eick. Shannon Derrick. They may not be household names but these girls and their families represent the heart of what it means to be litigious in the age of iPod consumerism. You know the story, don't you? Last June, both girls were eighth grade middle-schoolers. Shannon lent Stephanie her iPod. Stephanie says she returned it to Shannon's purse but Shannon said Stephanie left it out on her desk. The iPod went missing and lawsuits ensued. Shannon's family sued Stephanie's family. And then Stephanie's family counter-sued. And then they were going to go on Judge Judy. And then they backed out. And then...

Well, now they've settled. Yesterday, Stephanie handed over her personal white 30G video iPod to Shannon, which she received as a present last Christmas. According to the Naperville Sun, Shannon's mother Melanie McCarthy considered the used video iPod "an insult". Apparently the back and screen were scratched and worn compared to Shannon's new Nano. The iPod will be sold on eBay (search for Derrick iPod -- the listing should go live over the next few days) and the proceeds will go to a junior CrimeStoppers program.

Both girls are reportedly hoping for new iPods for Christmas.

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Source: http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/130807…

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taboo

sh$tty parents raising equally, if not more so, shi$ty children. it's time to start fixing them before they breed again.

November 13 2006 at 4:26 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

I LAVE AAMERICA!!!

November 13 2006 at 2:36 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Adrian vG

Idiots...

November 13 2006 at 8:34 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

wd's brain

@ Dave - I am not so proud to be American.

@ Will - I guess you just haven't been paying attention to the rapid dumbing down of americans.

November 11 2006 at 6:06 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

nonsequitur

another detail: the girl (shannon, i believe) was suing for $325 towards a new nano, plus $125 for court costs. they justified the extra money by lost music, but that is bullsh!t because the music would be on the computer.

325 for a nano, lamo
spoiled bitch

November 11 2006 at 12:26 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

汵itas

In the words of David Cross, "...two ... giggling cun*s..."

November 11 2006 at 12:16 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

niclet

Pathetic!

A detail: in the middle of this, Apple offered a new iPod to Shannon to calm the nerves down but her family refused, preferring to go ahead with their suing.

True humanity shame!

Hollywood's producers surely had jump on this story to make another great over financed bad movie.

November 11 2006 at 8:29 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Sherman Homan

Brown Zunes, that'll teach 'em!

November 11 2006 at 7:30 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

sight_unseen

Vapid teenage bitches.

But even worse... vapid teenage bitches that grew up to be vapid mothers.
Bow your (facelifted) heads in shame at your Jimmy Choo shoes and elaborately pedicured, glossy toenails.

You disgusting, glitzy greed factories churning out frivolous lawsuits and waste of the legal system's time-- and even worse, my time.

November 11 2006 at 4:35 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Pipppetto

If I were the judge, I had fined both families $ 10.000 each to provide free new iPods to all schoolmates and the court, and sent the two stupid girls to work and buy their own.

Calling them morons heavily offends real morons.

November 11 2006 at 3:33 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply