12 Mar 09 Yale student sues airline for $1 million over lost Xbox
A Yale University student from Ohio has filed a lawsuit seeking $1 million from US Airways for a video game console he says was taken from his luggage.Twenty-one-year-old Jesse Maiman alleges that during a flight from New Haven, Conn., to Cincinnati in December, his Xbox 360 with a specialized hard drive disappeared from his luggage.Maiman says he got what he called “an unconscionable run-around” from the airline. He’s asking $1,700 for the loss of the gaming system and for the maximum damages aTags: 1 Million, Airline, Cincinnati, Damages, Gaming System, Hard Drive, Lost, Luggage, Maiman, Maximum, New Haven Conn, Us Airways, Video Game, Xbox, Xbox 360, Yale Student, Yale University
11 Mar 09 How Much is a Stolen Xbox 360 Worth? (Overclockers Club)
If you answered $1 million, your name must be Jesse Maiman, a 21-year-old Yale University student. If you instead answered $200-$400, don't worry, you're not alone. On Monday, Maiman filed a lawsuit against US Airways , seeking $1 million in damages for the Xbox 360 that was apparently stolen from his luggage as he travelled from New Haven, Connecticut to Cincinnati, Ohio. Before you ask how ...Tags: 1 Million, Cincinnati Ohio, Damages, Luggage, New Haven Connecticut, Overclockers Club, Us Airways, Xbox, Xbox 360, Yale University
11 Mar 09 Yale Student Sues US Airways For $1 Million Over Lost Xbox 360 (1up.com)
Video games are serious business. Just ask Yale University student Jesse Maiman, who is suing US Airways for what he alleges is the theft of his Xbox 360 from his luggage. And he wants a lot more than the $1700 value of his lost console. Cincinnati.com (via Kotaku ) is reporting that Maiman is not only seeking the value of his console, but the maximum allowable damages, which ...Tags: 1 Million, 1up, Cincinnati, Damages, Kotaku, Lost, Luggage, Maiman, Serious Business, Us Airways, Video Games, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox Games, Yale Student, Yale University
11 Mar 09 US Airways Sued Over Lost Xbox 360
A few years ago my PS2 got stolen out of my bag on a flight into Newark, NJ. If I’d known I could sue for $1 million instead of sucking it up and buying a new one, I would have. That’s what this Yale student from Ohio is doing now. Someone stole his Xbox 360 from his luggage and he’s not sueing US Airways for up to $1 million in damages. In what planet is an Xbox 360 worth that amount of money? Is he sueing for emotional distress over the loss of a video game console? Ah, well at least he’Tags: 1 Million, Amount Of Money, Damages, Emotional Distress, Lost, Luggage, Newark Nj, Ps2, Us Airways, Video Game, Xbox, Xbox 360, Yale Student
10 Mar 09 Microsoft sued for alleged Halo patent infringement
Halo is widely considered as the centerpiece of current console advantage. It also ushered in the online console gaming phenomenon that we’re now seeing. It’s safe to say that Halo has played a large part in making the Xbox 360 what it is today. Unfortunately, Halo is also at the center of a far less welcome turn of events — a patent infringement lawsuit. Microsoft has been charged with patent infringement that could potentially cost the company $90 million in damages. According to the suit,Tags: Centerpiece, Damages, Halo, Microsoft, Patent Infringement Lawsuit, Phenomenon, Xbox, Xbox 360
