It's really not so amazing. Unlike other platforms, the PS3 gave hackers a good deal of freedom to do as they wished when it was released. It was only a few months ago when OtherOS was removed that people got pissed and actually started looking at jailbreaking it in a serious way.
Citation? I the latest news I could find on google was that the nine or so class-actions were consolidated into one, and that Sony has filed a motion to dismiss, but nothing more that that.
