The social network game developer Zynga, best known for its association with Facebook, has reportedly settled its copyright infringement dispute with Californian video game company Digital Chocolate over the popular game Mafia Wars. In the lawsuit, Digital Chocolate alleged that Zynga’s 2008 game for Facebook, Mafia Wars, infringed on the copyright of its 2004 game …
A class-action lawsuit alleging that the Apple iPad has overheating problems when used in warm weather has been dismissed by a US District Court judge. The lawsuit was submitted in July 2010 by three plaintiffs – Claudia Keller, Jacob Balthazar and John Browning. They claimed that Apple’s slick marketing campaigns deceived them into buying the …
According to the results of a study conducted by Digital Clarity found that most companies who use social media as a marketing strategy are unaware that they could potentially be sued for defamation. Researchers for Digital Clarity, a digital marketing and search strategy firm, surveyed more than 1,200 companies who regularly use social media platforms …
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The producers of hit Broadway musical Billy Elliot: The Musical are reportedly facing a public liability lawsuit after two members of the audience were hit by a stage prop and injured. The alleged incident occurred in 2009, during a performance in the Imperial Theatre in New York. Two women from Missouri, Cynthia Noblit and Elaine …
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is reportedly to be sued by the family of a four-year-old boy who was burned by hot nacho cheese at one of the corporation’s restaurants. According to the lawsuit, the Californian family were dining at Cosmic Ray’s Starlite Café during a visit to Disney’s Magic Kingdom Park in Orlando in …
The members of rock band Nickelback are reportedly being sued for copyright infringement by a fellow Canadian band, Econoline Crush. Econoline Crush allege that Nickelback “maliciously and wilfully” stole from their 1997 song All That You Are, from their album The Devil You Know, when producing their December 2003 song Figured You Out. This song …
A firm from Birmingham have been fined more than £15,000 after one of their marquees collapsed in the run-up to a film premiere in Coventry. Two employees were reportedly injured in the incident. The partial collapse of the marquee occurred in November 2009, whilst workers were attempting to erect it ahead of a preview of …