The North Face Files Lawsuit Against Parody

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The North Face Apparel Corp. is suing a small suburban St. Louis-area company called The South Butt and the teenager who started it.

The lawsuit filed last week in federal court in St. Louis seeks unspecified damages and asks the court to prohibit The South Butt from marketing and selling its parody product line.

The North Face says it does not comment on pending litigation.

The South Butt's attorney, Albert Watkins, says the company was started by 18-year-old Jimmy Winkelmann to help pay for college. It puts out products with the tag line "Never Stop Relaxing," a parody of The North Face line, "Never Stop Exploring."

The parody company sells T-shirts, fleece jackets and sweatshirts on its Web site.

Thank you North Face for being complete douchebags and suing a kid who is making some money (probably just pennies) to pay for college by selling clothes that make fun of your overpriced brand. Jerks. [SouthButt, NorthFace]

iPod Touch Sets Kid's Pants on Fire, Mom Files Lawsuit

A Ohio kid put his iPod Touch in his pocket when it apparently blew up and set his pants (and underwear) on fire. The boy was treated for second-degree burns.

"He continues to suffer from both physical and mental conditions which will cause him to suffer pain, mental distress, emotional distress, and otherwise for the rest of his life."

In addition to suing Apple, the boy's mom is also suing 10 Apple Store employees for over $150,000 and lawyer fees. The lawsuit says that the iPod was turned off when it caught on fire, which doesn't sound correct. More to come I'm sure. [Engadget]