A California man who hated the Siri feature on his Apple iPhone and sued recently had his lawsuit dismissed with prejudice.

In March 2012, Frank Fazio sued Apple, claiming the app was highly unresponsive, freezing and responding "after a very long time with the wrong answer" and that the company should have known that “the iPhone 4s does not perform in accordance with the advertisements, marketing materials, and warranties disseminated,” and that Siri is by far a “work in progress.” Hoping to cash in on the case, three others joined the Siri lawsuit: Benjamin Swartzmann, Daniel M. Balassone and Carlisa S Hamagaki.

Ruling that "Apple made no promise Siri would operate without fail. A reasonable consumer would understand the commercials depicting the products they are intended to promote would be unlikely to depict failed attempts," U.S. District Court Judge Claudia Wilken dismissed the class action.  Labeling their arguments as "non-actionable puffery," the court further found that the four consumers failed to present substantial proof of their claims. The court dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning the unhappy consumers may never file a similar lawsuit with the same claim ever again.

Apple argued that the plaintiffs could have just returned their iPhones if they were so dissatisfied, but Apple was not given enough time to address the claims before the lawsuits had been filed.

—Source: pocketmeta.com

A Los Angeles, California, man is suing actress/singer Jennifer Lopez, claiming she duped him into sending her naked photos.

Rodrigo Ruiz has filed suit seeking $10,000 in damages for sexual harassment.  According to news sources, Ruiz submitted a demo tape to someone he believed was in Lopez' camp and thereafter received several follow-up letters asking for more demo tapes and naked photos.  Ruiz claims the letters led him to believe that he had a chance at a music career and a romantic relationship with Lopez. Now Ruiz says he is depressed and in need of professional help.

As it turns out, the mailing address Ruiz sent the materials to was a P.O. box owned by a 53-year-old Los Angeles woman.

A representative for Lopez told TMZ, "This is a small claims matter that appears to be a desperate attempt for notoriety. Ms Lopez has never seen or met the plaintiff, nor has she ever communicated with him. We believe this matter should be summarily dismissed."

—Source: tmz.com

San Diego is being sued because of the odor left behind by sea lions and birds.

According to a lawsuit filed by a group calling itself Citizens for Odor Nuisance Abatement, "foul, noxious and sickening odors" left by birds and sea lions defecating on the rocks next to La Jolla Cove is costing restaurants and hoteliers money. The stink offends the patrons of some of La Jolla's best known restaurants overlooking the cove and visitors to the famed La Valencia Hotel.  Recently, an entourage booked at two villas and six rooms at the La Valencia Hotel checked out after only 15 minutes on the property due to the odor. 

"That is over $5,000 in one day's rooms revenue that walked in and out of the La Valencia Hotel as a result of the noxious smell emanating from the cliffs," the lawsuit states.

The group is seeking a hearing in San Diego County Superior Court to demand that the city take down a fence that keeps people away from the rocks where the birds and mammals hang out. The lawsuit notes that if the fence was not there, people would walk onto the rocks and the animals would depart and defecate elsewhere. 

According to news sources, the problem has vexed city officials for two years. One problem is that federal law protects the marine mammals from being harassed.

"Litigation doesn't help these kinds of things," Acting-Mayor Todd Gloria told KFMB. "Frankly it's just another barrier to solving the problem that needs to be solved."

—Source: LATimes.com

A former little league coach who is suing one of his 14-year-old players claims he is simply looking for an apology.

Little League Coach Alan Beck says he's willing to drop the $500,000 legal action against the player and his family if they will apologize to him. The lawsuit stems from an injury Beck allegedly suffered after being struck by the player's batting helmet during a post-game celebration.  According to news reports, Beck says his Achilles tendon was partially torn by the wayward helmet and that he and other coaches had previously urged the players, including the minor named in the suit, not to throw their bats or helmets.

“He had a history of throwing the helmet. We had a safety talk about that,” Beck, a chiropractor, said. Reportedly, the decision to sue came reluctantly after months of hoping his injury would heal. The suit seeks damages for lost wages, medical expenses, general damage, loss of earning capacity and legal costs.

“They don’t believe their child did anything wrong,” said Rajdep Chima, the family’s attorney. Chima disputed Beck’s version of events and said he was confident – based on case law protecting leagues and participants from sports-injury liability – his clients would win if the suit went to trial. The league also denied any liability for Beck’s injury.

“I don’t see how it was possible, how what was alleged occurred,” Chima said. If the injury occurred during the celebration, he said, the boy’s action clearly wasn’t malicious.

But Beck says the injury did not occur during normal game play, rather during an unwarranted celebratory action that the player had previously been asked to stop. Beck said he grew increasingly annoyed with the Parises’ failure to offer sympathy or accept blame on behalf of their son for the injury.

—Source: The Sacramento Bee