The Association of Law Costs Draftsmen (ALCD) has said that some law firms are using unqualified cost advisors on cases, potentially increasing the risk of legal action as they do so. According to the chair of the ALCD, Ian Stairk, the professional body has received numerous reports of law firms instructing unqualified and uninsured cost …
The UK arms of fast food corporation McDonalds has been successfully sued by Wandsworth Council after an employee sustained serious eye and face injuries whilst at work in a local branch. The employee, who worked as a maintenance operative at the McDonald’s drive-thru outlet in Wandsworth Bridge, was unblocking a drain using a sulphuric acid-based …
According to recent press reports, Australian journalism lecturer Julie Posetti is facing legal action from the editor-in-chief of high-profile magazine The Australian over comments she made on micro-blogging site Twitter. Chris Mitchell is accusing Posetti of defamation, after she published several comments about him on Twitter. The ‘tweets’ related to and even paraphrased comments made …
A number of the largest financial institutions in the world are currently facing legal action over their roles in the Bernard Madoff investment fraud scandal. Madoff, 72, successfully ran a fraudulent Ponzi investment fraud scheme for twenty years, robbing thousands of investors, charities and individuals of an estimated £41 billion over this time. JPMorgan, HSBC …
The US Tennis Association (USTA) is reportedly planning to file legal action against the Olympus Corporation, an American camera company, over claims that a sponsorship contract was breached. According to the USTA, the Olympus Corporation attempted to renege on a sponsorship deal planned for 2011, a contract signed by both parties. The two organisations have …
After being sued by the Dole Food Co over allegations that they defamed the company, a group of documentary filmmakers from Sweden have been awarded $200,000 in a Los Angeles court. Dole Food Co filed a defamation lawsuit against the Swedish filmmakers after they produced a documentary film called Bananas!, which investigated the claims by …
Nestle’s coffee company Nespresso has reportedly been sued by French tableware firm Silodesign SARL after being accused of stealing the design for a glass, handle-less coffee cup. Nespresso has countersued, claiming that the Silodesign lawsuit is “abusive”. In the original lawsuit, filed in Paris, Silodesign accuses Nespresso of stealing the design for a new type …
A screenwriter living in Long Island, USA, has been shocked to learn that she is being sued by one of the biggest movie studios in the world for $15 million. Patricia McIlvaine discovered that Twentieth Century Fox were suing her for this astronomical sum after she posted a total of 79 film scripts online, one …
Rapper and aspiring Haitian politician Wyclef Jean is being sued for $2 million (£1.23 million) in damages by a 90s rap group who claim he used a beat from one of their most successful songs without their full consent. Blahzay Blahzay, a rap group popular in the 1990s, alleges that Jean did ask if he …