Imagine Apple destroying your son’s hearing and your lawyer says, “Welp, $75,000 sounds like the going rate for the ability to hear normally. Let’s sue one of the biggest corporations in the world for that amount.” Then you go along with it.
For anyone curious, I couldn’t find an exact statistics but hearing aids in the US cost between $2000 to $8000 per pair with the average costs sitting around $5000-$6000 per pair.
Insurance coverage varies per insurance provider and per state. It looks like many people will end up paying the maximum required by law before insurance takes over which is roughly between $1000-$3000 depending on state.
Not only is a single purchase expensive, you usually have to replace them every 3 to 5 years.
This is serious and I hate that I can’t find a follow-up.
Imagine Apple destroying your son’s hearing and your lawyer says, “Welp, $75,000 sounds like the going rate for the ability to hear normally. Let’s sue one of the biggest corporations in the world for that amount.” Then you go along with it.
Should be $75 million.
It just gets more and more tragic doesn’t it.
EDIT: I was wrong. See https://lemmy.world/comment/11464379
I managed to figure out how to follow the case
It was reassigned to a random court because Apple declined to appear in front of a magistrate: https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/44577491/Gordoa_et_al_v_Apple,_Inc_et_al
then that court dismissed the case: https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/44560022/Gordoa_et_al_v_Apple,_Inc_et_al
so basically nothing came of it
Thank you for the more thorough search.
WTF?
I’m surprised they’re only asking $75k. That’s like half a hearing aid nowadays (hyperbole)
For anyone curious, I couldn’t find an exact statistics but hearing aids in the US cost between $2000 to $8000 per pair with the average costs sitting around $5000-$6000 per pair.
Insurance coverage varies per insurance provider and per state. It looks like many people will end up paying the maximum required by law before insurance takes over which is roughly between $1000-$3000 depending on state.
Not only is a single purchase expensive, you usually have to replace them every 3 to 5 years.
You know, 6k$ for hearing aid makes me think hinding in forests from voenkom isn’t that bad.