Post: Sony Gets Sued By U.S. Navy Pilot!
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05-12-2011, 05:01 AM
#1
ARVINLOCOx
Who’s Jim Erased?
U.S. Navy F-18 Fighter Pilot Sues Sony
Sony and the PS3 have been quite popular in the media and the courts lately and it seems there is no let up on that situation either, as a former U.S. Navy F-18 Fighter Pilot named John Ryan McLaughlin, has decided to sue Sony, Bethesda and Zenimax, claiming their game Elder Scrolls Oblivion caused him to have a seizure, which resulted in him breaking a bone and losing his job, here is a quote from the source
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SAN DIEGO (CN) – A former Navy pilot claims the video game “Oblivion: The Elder Scrolls IV” gave him a grand mal seizure that caused him to lose his flight status. John Ryan McLaughlin says he was playing the game when its strobe lights gave him “a grand mal seizure for the first time in his life,” causing excruciating pain and breaking a bone.
McLaughlin, a former F-18 pilot, says the seizures caused him to permanently lose his flying status.
The game is made by lead defendant Bethesda Softworks, of Rockville Md. McLaughlin also sued its corporate parent, Zenimax Media, and Sony Computer Entertainment, which makes the Playstation 3 system on which he was playing the game when he was affected, on March 28, 2010.
McLaughlin says the seizures were caused by the defective product: “The product was so designed that it exceeded the upper acceptable limit of more than 3 flashes over a 1 second period, as well as acceptable spatial pattern and luminance flash limits. These risks were not made known to the plaintiff and/or an ordinary consumer prior to the time of purchase.”
He says, “The defective and dangerous condition of the product, and that it was unsafe for the use and purpose for which it was intended when used by certain consumers as recommended, was expected and reasonably anticipated by the defendants, and each of them, or in the exercise of ordinary and reasonable care should have been known and discovered by defendants, and each of them.”
He seeks punitive and damages for negligence, breach of warranty, and product liability. He is represented by Dennis Minna of Santa Ana.
Similar problems were reported in Japan in 1997, when fast, repetitive strobelike effects in the “Pokemon” cartoon series were blamed for sending hundreds of children to hospitals with seizures and seizure symptoms.
McLaughlin, a former F-18 pilot, says the seizures caused him to permanently lose his flying status.
The game is made by lead defendant Bethesda Softworks, of Rockville Md. McLaughlin also sued its corporate parent, Zenimax Media, and Sony Computer Entertainment, which makes the Playstation 3 system on which he was playing the game when he was affected, on March 28, 2010.
McLaughlin says the seizures were caused by the defective product: “The product was so designed that it exceeded the upper acceptable limit of more than 3 flashes over a 1 second period, as well as acceptable spatial pattern and luminance flash limits. These risks were not made known to the plaintiff and/or an ordinary consumer prior to the time of purchase.”
He says, “The defective and dangerous condition of the product, and that it was unsafe for the use and purpose for which it was intended when used by certain consumers as recommended, was expected and reasonably anticipated by the defendants, and each of them, or in the exercise of ordinary and reasonable care should have been known and discovered by defendants, and each of them.”
He seeks punitive and damages for negligence, breach of warranty, and product liability. He is represented by Dennis Minna of Santa Ana.
Similar problems were reported in Japan in 1997, when fast, repetitive strobelike effects in the “Pokemon” cartoon series were blamed for sending hundreds of children to hospitals with seizures and seizure symptoms.
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05-12-2011, 03:56 PM
#20
mrBear
Do a barrel roll!
As mentioned before, the publisher needs to take the blame - IF there is any blame to pass. However, I am concerned that a fighter pilot are proned to seizures from flashing lights! The g-gorce pull or push is hard on the body, and affects blood circulation (most people pass out, just watch Adam in mythbusters). For me that will seriously affect his health to start of with, and he shouldnt be a fighter pilot. Unless of course he is a drone controller playing on his remote control, but even then he should be watched 
05-12-2011, 04:34 PM
#23
crossfir3
Haxor!
Originally posted by wardoc22
LOL MOST RIDICULOUS THING IVE EVER HEARD.
DAMM people are really desperate for money these days.
Money stimulate the same part of the brain as cocaine
DAMM people are really desperate for money these days.
Money stimulate the same part of the brain as cocaine
I agree with this it's like saying gta incourages us to joyride so we should be suing them for it
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