Stephen Heath

Multi-national photography corporation Eastman Kodak Co has reportedly filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Shutterfly.com, an online photo-sharing network. Kodak has its own online photo-sharing service, called the Kodak Gallery. This service operates in direct competition with Shutterfly, with both services offering printing, uploading and other photo-related services (i.e. coffee mugs and calendars). Shutterfly representatives …

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McDonalds has reportedly been sued by a US consumer advocacy group, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), over accusations that the American fast food corporation used deceptive practices to market Happy Meals to children. In the lawsuit, filed on behalf of a 41-year-old mother of two in California, the CSPI alleges that …

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Derbyshire County Council has reportedly been sued by the families of former council employees who lost their lives after being exposed to asbestos at work. After previously settling one related case, the council is now facing legal action from the relatives of a man, Arnold Cook, who died from exposure to asbestos at the Raynesway …

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A trademark infringement lawsuit has been filed by the owners of the Ugg brand, Deckers Outdoor Corporation, against Emu Australia. In the lawsuit filed in a US court, US public company Deckers alleges that Emu – which sells ‘ugg boots’ ‘sheepskin ugg boots’ and other ‘ugg’ related products on its website – misleads customers into …

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According to BBC News, the US is suing BP for alleged federal safety violations in relation to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in April 2010. The lawsuit states that the company should be held liable for all damage and clean=up costs associated with the spill – believed to be the worst environmental disaster every …

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Parliament-Funkadelic singer George Clinton has reportedly filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against American band The Black-Eyed Peas. The lawsuit relates to two remixes of The Black-Eyed Peas popular song Shut Up, which was released in 2003 and sold approximately 8.5 million copies worldwide. Clinton claims that the two remixes – one of which is called …

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The president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, has reportedly filed a defamation lawsuit against South Africa’s Sunday Times newspaper over what is considered to be an offensive cartoon. The cartoon, published in the Sunday Times in 2008, depicts President Zuma with undone trousers, apparently preparing to ‘rape’ a female figure representing justice. The cartoon was …

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ACPI Investments is reportedly set to sue rival hedge fund management company RMG Wealth Management in order to prevent confidential information being used by its competitors. The lawsuit centres on financial professional Stephen Greene, who was formerly ACPI’s chief investment officer within the company’s hedge fund arm. He left the company in April 2010, after …

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According to recent reports, mobile phone giant Motorola has reached a settlement with Janam Technologies in their long-running court battle over alleged patent infringement. The lawsuit against Janam Technologies was filed by Motorola back in 2008, through one of its subsidiaries, Symbol Technologies. The allegations made against Janam relates to the alleged infringement of mobile …

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