The TV producer Simon Fuller is reportedly pursuing legal action against the makers of the US version of The X Factor, which includes his rival Simon Cowell, claiming that an agreement made in a previous lawsuit was not honoured. Fuller originally sued Cowell for allegedly copying the format for the hugely successful TV programme American …
The social gaming company Zynga is reportedly facing a new lawsuit from web developer SocialApps over the source code for one of its most popular games, Farmville. The California-based SocialApps claims that it had an agreement with Zynga in which the social gaming firm would have access to the source code to its Facebook game …
The successful shoe designer Christian Louboutin has filed a lawsuit against rival shoe maker and French fashion house YSL claiming that one of its shoe designs infringed on the Louboutin red sole trademark. Christian Louboutin trademarked for the colour red applied to the sole of a shoe in 2008, after using it on all of …
A man who sustained serious head injuries following an accident at a work’s team bonding day is to sue his employer for compensation. Simon Reynolds, 49, was participating in a cycle race organised by the Canterbury Branch of the Strutt & Parker Estate Agents firm, where he worked. It was a team bonding day which …
A public aquarium in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is facing a public liability lawsuit after a child visiting the facility contracted something known as ‘fish-handlers disease’. The boy is believed to have been infected with the bacteria known as Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae after petting stingrays and sharks in the touch pool of the aquarium. His parents say that …
The legal services provider DG Law has urged independent financial advisers (IFAs) not to skimp on professional insurance cover, no matter how tough they may be finding it in the current economic climate. In fact, DG Law stressed that it is more important than ever during financially unstable times to have a professional indemnity insurance …
A chemical firm has been fined £12,000 after an incident in its Runcorn factory caused a worker to lose a finger. The employee, who is said to be 58 years old but who hasn’t been named, was working at the Ineos Enterprises Ltd plant in Runcorn, Cheshire, in September 2010 when the incident occurred. He …
The readers of the Washington City Paper have rushed to show their support for the newspaper after it was sued for defamation by the owner of the American football team, the Washington Redskins. Daniel Snyder, the current owner of the team, made the decision to file a defamation lawsuit against the Paper back in February …
Two companies operating in Bristol have been fined a collective total of £110,000 after an employee suffered brain damage following a workplace accident. The worker, Richard Chodkiewicz, was working for Hoistway Ltd at a site in Bristol when the incident occurred. He was working along with a colleague at the bottom of a lift shaft, …