IPod Touch Crashes - possible magnetised case problem?

In the first ten days of use, my iPod Touch 8Gb repeatedly crashed and needed many force restarts (sleep/wake and home keys for many seconds), sometimes several times in succession.
After restart, sometimes I got a white screen, and once a screen with vertical orange bars. I noticed one day that it crashed in the middle of a music track as soon as I closed the case, a leather one which closes with magnets.
I took it into an Apple Store, but they said the tiny magnets in a case shouldn't affect the iPod and I should send it back. I did, but Apple have told me they cannot find a problem. I don't know whether the case issue was a coincidence.
Does this mirror anyone else's experience?

I believe it is the case. When I purchased my iPod Touch, I first purchased a silicone sleeve, which is what I used for several weeks. No crashes. Then I purchased a leather Griffin case with a flap that is secured by four magnets. I started having problems with it crashing. Usually it would happen after 24-48 hours of non-use, like over a weekend. I would open it up to use it and it would crash - white screen, frozen, etc.
Over the course of several months, I found that most of the answers online fell into two groups. The first was of the opinion that it was a software bug and the only way to fix it was to send it in for repairs. The other answer, which was universally pooh-poohed by the "software bug" folks as well as Apple, was that the crashes were being caused by the magnets in the case.
Well, after so long dealing with these crashes and being entirely fed up, and not being convinced that it was safe sending my beloved iPod off to be fixed, I decided to take matters into my own hands. One day at work I took my trusty x-acto and carved the magnets out of my case.
It has been one year since that fateful day and in that time my iPod has not crashed once.
If I were you, I would try removing the magnets from the equation before doing anything else. Your problem could be caused by unrelated software issues, but it could just be the magnets. Apple doesn't seem to want to recognize this issue, but it exists and I feel that my experience is proof.

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