Don’t let any of the Apt journalists, who spend all their time in the office in front of computer screens, hear about this, but a suit has been brought in Atlanta on behalf of an intelligent, quiet young man, who was an active member of the Future Business Leaders of America when he was in high school against Apple Computer Inc, Hitachi Sales Corp of America and John Doe, in this case standing in for an unknown affiliate of Hitachi, alleging breach of warranty, violation of the Federal Warranty Act, strict liability and negligence: the plaintiff alleges that he was operating the Hello program on his Apple IIc when the screen suddenly went blank; referring to the Owner’s Manual, he turned the computer off as instructed, waited the recommended 10 seconds, then switched it back on – a high-pitched, whining noise was heard and immediately, without any warning, the monitor’s glass screen imploded or exploded; the force was so violent that glass blasted into the air, striking the youth in the face, throwing him backwards, and knocking him out, leaving him with serious scarring, lacerations and a concussion to the head, and post-trauma psychological disorders; Rich’s, where the plaintiff’s parents bought the computer, is not a named a defendant in the suit because it just filed for bankruptcy.
