Transport for London (TfL) is reportedly facing a public liability lawsuit after a woman sustained facial injuries whilst waiting for a London Underground train on the Central Line. The woman, who has not been named for legal reasons, claims that she was standing on the platform at the Mile End Tube station during rush hour …
Plymouth City Council has recently revealed that since it took over all city-wide services in 1998, around 1,531 compensation claims for pavement trips and falls have been made. This equates to a huge public liability bill of £4.8 million. This is not even the total figure either, as there are a further 107 claims for …
A widow has won her case against her late husband’s employer, successfully arguing that his exposure to asbestos was due to negligence on their part. Alan Bickle worked at a Jarrow cigarette filter factory for over 30 years. After contracting mesothelioma in 2008, he died a year later. His wife, June, said that his employer …
Veteran American rockers Red Hot Chili Peppers (RHCP) are reportedly considering taking legal action against British pop singer Diana Vickers over a copyright infringement issue. The work in question is Vickers’ latest single, My Wicked Heart, which she performed live on last weekend’s X Factor (on which she was once a contestant) results show. Representative …
The American pop-rock band Paramore are reportedly facing a copyright infringement lawsuit from a virtually unknown band over one of their hit singles. Tenspoke Indies from Florida are claiming that Paramore’s hit song The Only Exception steals from parts of their own track Starlighter. The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court in Pennsylvania, states …
A recycling company in Preston, Lancashire, has been fined £5,000 by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after an employee was injured in one of their factories in September 2009. The worker, a 60-year-old man who lives in the city, was putting waste cardboard onto a metal conveyor belt when the incident occurred at the …
German car manufacturers BMW are set to face a class action over one of their award-winning high-performance engines, the BMW N54 inline-six. Despite the twin-turbocharged engine (debuted at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show and winner of two International Engine of the Year awards soon after) boasting the ability to improve both fuel economy and performance, …
A lighting company in Bristol has been order to pay a fine of £20,000 by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after one of its workers suffered an injury in the workplace. The incident occurred back in February of this year, when employee Rolf Weber sustained a head injury whilst carrying out his usual duties. …
In today’s litigation and blame culture, it makes smart business sense to take out some form of professional insurance to protect your company’s assets and reputation. Certain types of business are more vulnerable to lawsuits than others, such as those involved high-risk finance deals or those working within the customer service industry. Customer service businesses …