The music streaming website BlueBeat.com has reportedly been fined just less than $1 million after breaching copyright law through the unauthorised selling of Beatles songs online. BlueBeat, a company based in the US, began offering Beatles tracks for download sale in October 2009. The site charged music fans around $0.25 (£0.15) per download and was …
The pop star and X Factor judge Cheryl Cole is reportedly being sued by music publishers over accusations that her first hit single Fight For This Love ‘ripped off’ another song. The song, which was written in 2008 by Andre Merritt, Stephen Kipner and Wayne Wilkins, was a huge success and reached the top of …
The Princeton Regional School District, an organisation set up to serve students in the US state of New Jersey, is reportedly suing an architectural firm over a high school building constructed in 2003. This latest lawsuit comes just two months after the District paid out around $4.6 million to settle a legal dispute with the …
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has prosecuted a property maintenance firm from Oldham, Manchester, after an employee suffered serious injuries whilst at work. The company has been fined more than £5,000 as a result. The HSE investigated City Response Ltd after employee Neil Kelly, 52, suffered acid burns after visiting a house in Heywood …
When setting up a taxi firm, one of the first things you will need to do is insure all of your vehicles properly. Without insurance, your business won’t even get off the ground. Once all other aspects of your business are set up, but before you even think about picking up customers, you should look …
The US celebrity magazine is reportedly being sued for more than £30 million ($50 million) by the actress Katie Holmes, who claims that it ran a cover story that insinuated she was a drug addict. The lawsuit, filed in a Los Angeles federal court, focuses on a January edition of the magazine in which a …
The American hotel heiress Paris Hilton is reportedly pursuing legal action against an Italian lingerie firm over claims that the company breached contract by failing to promote her clothing line. The heiress is said to have signed a five-year deal with underwear brand Le Bonitas in 2010, in order to launch a Paris Hilton fashion …
As the landlord of residential or commercial premises, you will need more than just standard insurance to cover all costs that may arise whilst you are responsible for the property. Professional insurance especially for landlords can provide you with full, comprehensive cover for a whole range of major and minor risks, some of which you …
Motorola’s brand new Android-based Xoom tablet has been hit with an infringement lawsuit over its name on the very day it was released. The lawsuit was filed earlier this week, on Wednesday 23rd February, at the US District Court of North Carolina by an online payment company called the Xoom Corporation. In the legal document, …