In what many believe is a way of recovering funds lost during the recession, a new wave of lawsuits have been filed against many of the world’s biggest financial institutions. The latest facing legal action are a number of British banks – the US branches of Barclays, The Royal Bank of Scotland and HSBC, in …
The US singer and actress Jennifer Lopez may potentially face a $40 million (£26m) lawsuit after she cancelled a scheduled concert in Cyprus. Lopez was booked to perform at the Cratos Premium hotel and casino in Cyprus on 24th July 2010 (also the singer’s 41st birthday), but she has cancelled the gig due to what …
In a somewhat sensationalist story, a woman in Los Angeles is suing the makers of 2010 comedy film ‘Death at a Funeral’ for copyright infringement, alongside a host of other complaints. Pamela Lawrence is claiming that the film ripped off her 1995 book – “Caught on Video … The Most Embarrassing Moment de Funeral, July …
The Disney entertainment empire has been ordered to pay approximately £178 million in damages to British production company Celador, after the corporation lost a crucial lawsuit over unpaid royalties. As the original producers of the hit British show ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire?’, Celador sued Disney over their American version six years ago. Celador …
Facebook, one of the most popular social networking sites in the world, is reportedly being sued by hundreds of Canadian users over claims that the site’s privacy controls were misleading. With around 320 claimants registered so far, the lawsuit will be one of the largest class-action disputes ever occurring in Canada. What’s more, the lawyers …
According to the latest report from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the number of people killed whilst working in the agricultural industry has risen significantly in the last year alone. The HSE report reveals that between April 2009 and March 2010, there were 38 agricultural workers killed in the workplace. This is a sharp …
The Canadian hip-hop star Drake (real name Aubrey Drake Graham) is reportedly facing a copyright infringement lawsuit from Playboy Music. Playboy bosses are claiming that the rapper’s breakthrough 2009 single ‘Best I Ever Had’ illegally samples a Playboy Music-owned song called ‘Fallin’ in Love’, which was recorded by Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds in 1975. …
Like many other businesses, shops and retailers face risks on a day-to-day basis. Whilst some of these risks are legal ones (i.e. employee lawsuits, public liability compensation claims etc), your building could also be a victim of crime or even a natural disaster. As well as premises, retailers also have stock and other assets to …
In what is likely to be yet another claim on the company’s professional insurance (assuming they have product liability cover), technology giants Apple are being sued over problems with the iPhone 4. The lawsuit against Apple was a class action complaint filed in the United States District Court in Maryland, USA, by a number of …