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Kim Hyon Suk has been busy these past few months. Lawyer, based out of Seoul, it got a bit of notoriety for being the first person to receive cash from Apple for iPhone location tracking trends. He also announced that he and his law firm, Mirae law will be studying the possibility of filing a lawsuit against Apple. According to a report from Bloomberg, with 27 000 Korean claimants on Board that the suit was filed today.
Credit where credit is due, Kim Hyon Suk, definitely has a sense of humor. Web site created his company in July for a helping hand to potential plaintiffs greets visitors with ironic spin on Apple's language: "finally. Real action against Apple. Now available here. "
Mr. Hyon Suk initial payment was 1 million won (approximately $ 930), and the company is looking for the same award for each of the 27 000 affected clients. This news comes hot on the heels of News that Apple was to be fined 3 million ($ 2.808) won the Korea Communications Commission for the collection of data on the location, even when users are disconnected all the relevant characteristics. If this keeps up, Apple may soon look at payment of some serious money as compensation.
Apple solved this costume, rough total compensation is the Korean equivalent of more than 25 million dollars. Considering that Kim Hyun-Suk successfully got its piece of the pie, Apple may be looking at some serious legal manoeuvres to try and get the suit dismissed. In fairness, with more than $ 76 billion in their domestic Treasury settlement costs will be the proverbial drop in the bucket. Nevertheless, expect to see, Apple put up a concerted defense against the claim in the coming weeks.
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