The owners of a hotel in the Aberdeenshire village of Auchenblae in Scotland could be forced to pay out a six-figure sum in compensation to a woman who was injured in an explosion on the premises in 2009. Danielle Ormond, who was a barmaid at the Drumtochty Arms at the time of the January 2009 …
The professional social networking website LinkedIn is reportedly facing a class action lawsuit from users after it experienced a major security and data breach last month. The lawsuit, which was filed on behalf of lead plaintiff Katie Szpyrka and potentially thousands or even millions of other LinkedIn users, centres on the security that occurred in …
The publishers of the music magazine NME have reportedly settled a libel lawsuit with the musician Morrissey, after issuing a formal apology to the former The Smiths singer. Morrissey is understood to have launched legal action after an article entitled ‘Morrissey Big Mouth Strikes Again’ was published in the NME back in December 2007. The …
A man who was severely injured in an accident involving a scaffolding pole has been awarded millions of pounds in compensation from the parties responsible for the accident. 54-year-old Richard Chodkiewicz was working on a site in Bristol when the accident happened. He was standing at the bottom of a lift shaft when a 50cm …
The all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and snowmobile manufacturer Polaris Industries is reportedly facing a product liability lawsuit from a woman who was injured whilst using a Polaris ATV. Amber Glisson, from the US state of Georgia, is understood to be suing Polaris Industries after she suffered serious injuries after riding a Polaris ATV as a passenger. …
According to the US newspaper The Oregonian, the video game development company THQ is being sued by sports giant Adidas for a reported $10 million over an alleged breach of contract. It is claimed that Adidas filed the lawsuit after THQ failed to bring a new keep-fit game bearing the sports brand’s name to the …
Terry Hughes of LBS in East Sussex contacted Aviva with this short but sweet claim story: “A few years ago I got a call from a customer enquiring whether he could claim for damage to his false teeth. On asking him for the circumstances, he told me he was mowing his lawn, sneezed and his …
The video service Netflix has revealed that last year, it paid out a total of £5.7 million to settle a class-action lawsuit from former customers who accused it of breaching their privacy. The complaint was brought by two residents of Virginia in the US, who alleged that Netflix had kept records of what they and …
The micro-blogging site Twitter is reportedly being sued by an Australian man who claims another user defamed him in a tweet. Joshua Meggitt was reportedly accused in a tweet by writer and TV personality Marieke Hardy of authoring a long-running blog which had published “ranting, hateful” articles about her. Her tweet in November 2011 read …