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In what is being called ‘Wi-Fi snooping’, internet search company Google is being sued for invading users’ privacy. In a lawsuit filed this week, residents of the Pacific Northwest region in America are claiming that Google’s Street View vehicle – driving around neighbourhoods to capture images for their panoramic map application – obtained information from …
The director of the 2009 smash hit film Avatar, James Cameron, is facing a copyright infringement lawsuit over claims that he stole ideas for the script from author Kelly Van. Despite Cameron’s protestations that he has never seen Van’s work, the writer claims that several aspects of Avatar are very similar to her online novel …
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) – designed to mediate and handle disputes between consumers and financial companies – has reported a dramatic rise in the number of complaints about payment protection insurance. Also known as PPI, payment protection insurance policies provide consumers with cover if they are not able to pay existing debts such as …
In an undoubtedly hefty professional indemnity claim, software giants Microsoft have lost their lengthy legal battle against VirnetX Holding Corporation, paying out around $200 million in settlement fees. The issue was violation of intellectual property rights, where VirtnetX – a California-based technology developer working on virtual private networks – claimed that Microsoft Corporation incorporated their …
The graphic novelist Jason Barnes – author and owner of Carnival Comics – has filed a lawsuit against television network NBC Universal over claims that they infringed on the copyright of his work in their show Heroes. Jason Barnes (otherwise known as Jazan Wild) claims that in the fourth series of the once-popular but now …
There are countless aspects involved with organising an event, be it a corporate or hospitality event or even a high-profile wedding. Organisers often think that they can breathe a sigh of relief once they’ve finished planning and running a big event – but what happens if you are sued by one of your guests? This …
Last month, the Securities and Exchange Comission(SEC) announced it was suing global investment bank Goldman Sachs for fraud, after a number of mortgage investors suffers heavy financial losses when deals went sour. The SEC claims that Goldman Sachs and a number of its employees – notably, vice-president Fabrice Tourre – defrauded its investors through a …
Following the steep fall in property prices and asset values starting from last year, property owners are pointing the finger of blame firmly at estate agents and surveyors who they believe were negligent. According to statistics published by law firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain, twenty five professional negligence cases were brought before the High Court in …