The publishing company representing rap star Eminem is reportedly suing Apple for copyright infringement over claims that the electronics giant sold some of the artist’s songs on iTunes without his permission. Eminem’s publishers Eight Mile Style (the party pursuing Apple for damages) did manage to reach a £1.26 million settlement with Apple this time last …
Global search engine corporation Google is reportedly being sued for copyright infringement by CollegeNET, an online software and applications firm. CollegeNET is alleging that Google has filed for a trademark for the word ‘Speedbook’ and that the search giant is intending to use it to name a new Android netbook or tablet. According to the …
According to the Wall Street Journal, financial giants Goldman Sachs and TCW Asset Management, a Société Générale unit, are currently being sued by German Bank Landesbank Baden-Wurttemberg (LBBW). In the lawsuit, LBBW accuses both firms of fraud, negligence and wrongful conduct when marketing, managing and selling the bank a complex structured financial product. LBBW claims …
Paramount Pictures is reportedly being sued by an extra who was injured on the set of the new Transformers 3 film and consequently suffered brain damage. Whilst working as an extra on the set of the new action movie in Hammond, Indiana, aspiring actress Gabriela Cedillo, 24, was reportedly hit with a large chunk of …
Ossie Kilkenny, the Irish financial advisor who has worked with the likes of U2, The Verve, Bryan Adams and more recently, Susan Boyle, is reportedly suing Associated Newspapers for a defamatory article about him that appeared in the Daily Mail last March. The story in question, centred on the Britain’s Got Talent singer Susan Boyle, …
As the new Equality Act comes into force today (October 1st), many employment lawyers and professional insurance experts are predicting that this will mean a huge rise in employment tribunal cases over discrimination issues. The Equality Act is intended to harmonise all existing employment laws on the subject of discrimination, specifying areas such as race, …
Following a serious explosion in Shrewsbury town centre earlier this year, the National Grid is alleging that BT is to be held liable for professional negligence. As a result, three businesses affected by the blast are considering legal action against the company in an attempt to claim compensation for the losses they suffered. The incident …
Professional indemnity insurance provides insurance cover that will protect you if you are negligent or make a mistake and a claim is made against you arising out of a service or advice that you have provided. If you have provided services to a client and as a result the client has suffered financial loss or …
As part of your business activities, you may have been asked if you have professional indemnity insurance. If you have started a new business or are just finding your feet in the business world, you may not have realised how important having professional indemnity insurance is, or even in fact what it is. What Is …