The Hollywood actor and director Sylvester Stallone is reportedly facing legal action from a screenwriter who claims that The Expendables is similar to his own work. Marcus Webb is suing Stallone, who co-wrote, directed and starred in The Expendables, for copyright infringement, claiming that the film is “in some places identical” to a film he …
According to the global news agency Reuters, the Credit Suisse Group AG has been sued by Assured Guaranty Ltd over claims that the Swiss bank made false representations about the quality of mortgage loans it insured. In the complaint, Assured claimed that Credit Suisse’s unit known as DLJ Mortgage Capital was misleading about a total …
The US Department of Defence has reportedly been hit with a class action lawsuit from a group of war veterans, who are suing after nearly five million health records of a sensitive nature were stolen from a contractor’s car. According to the lawsuit, which stems from a police complaint made in September 2011, the records …
The US Department of Defense has reportedly been hit with a class action lawsuit from a group of war veterans, who are suing after nearly five million health records of a sensitive nature were stolen from a contractor’s car. According to the lawsuit, which stems from a police complaint made in September 2011, the records …
A farming company based in Fife has been prosecuted and fined by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a worker was involved in an accident and lost two of his toes. The incident took place in September 2009 at the premises of R Todd & Company in Fife, when worker Peter Ednie was attempting …
Sony has admitted that potentially 1.6 million of its Bravia-brand TV sets may have safety issues relating to overheating, but has denied recalling the products from the market. In a statement about the issue, the UK PR manager for the company, David Edwards, explained the situation: “The issue came to our attention through reports in …
The micro-blogging platform Twitter has secured the rights to the trademark for the word ‘Tweet’, and has subsequently dropped its trademark infringement lawsuit against marketing company Twittad. Twittad, a service designed to help members of Twitter get paid for tweeting ads, had previously applied for and received the trademark for the phrase ‘Let Your Ad …
The world’s largest custody bank, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon), is reportedly facing separate lawsuits from both the US Department of Justice and the city and state of New York. The lawsuits centre on the allegation that for ten years, BNY Mellon has through currency transactions, defrauded US banks, pension funds and millions …
The personal radio service Pandora is reportedly facing a class action lawsuit in the US, after several users complained that it was breaching privacy laws. According to the lawsuit, Pandora is breaching a federal law passed in 1988 which bans companies from giving out or disclosing details of book, sound recording or video purchases or …