A Supreme Court case which began as a simple road traffic accident claim has ended in a landmark ruling, one which overturns 400-year-old protections and effectively removes immunity from expert witnesses in court cases. The ruling came about after a Dr Sue Kaney was called as an expert witness in a personal injury case following …
Bret Michaels, the reality TV star and former lead singer of glam rock band Poison, is reportedly suing the organisers of the Tony Awards over an accident he suffered after performing in 2009. According to Michaels, he was knocked on the head after leaving the stage at the 2009 Tony Awards. He was struck by …
The US home appliance manufacturer Lasko Products Inc has reportedly issued a recall for around 4.8 million box fans after a number of fire incidents were reported. According to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the motors in the fans are prone to electrical failure. It is this fault that is believed to have …
According to the Telegraph, technology giants Apple are suing rival corporation Amazon for using the term ‘App Store’ for its virtual store of smartphone applications. Apple claims that the name ‘App Store’ is trademarked and has been used by the company since July 2008. This means that by using the name for the same purpose …
All businesses, no matter how large or small, run the risk of litigation. Your company is especially at risk if you offer advice of any kind to clients, but you could also face legal disputes if you: • Sell a product that causes injury to a person or damage to property • Have employees, who …
According to a report in the British Journal of Photography, a photographer whose image was used without permission to promote a new photography gallery is considering taking legal action over the copyright infringement. In 2008, photographer John Goldsmith reportedly took a photo of a woman through the window a Vancouver café and posted it on …
The news agency Associated Press (AP) is reportedly targeting a number of US retailers including Nordstrom and Urban Outfitters in a copyright infringement lawsuit involving an iconic image of President Barack Obama. AP alleges that a photograph of Obama, one that became an iconic part of his presidential campaign, has been unlawfully used in a …
The leading US financial writer Michael Lewis is reportedly being sued for defamation by a fund manager over his best-selling book about the financial crisis. Mr Lewis’ book, entitled The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine, gives an account of the financial crisis as it happened. It was published last year, and spent several weeks …
The fund set up to compensate the victims of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has been accused of fraud and negligence in a recently filed lawsuit. The lawsuit against the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, which presumably has professional indemnity insurance in place to cover such accusations, was filed by Pinellas Marine …