A landlord in Norwich who was found guilty of numerous fire safety breaches after a serious flat fire last year is reportedly being sued for damages by a former tenant who suffered horrific injuries in the incident. The lawsuit has been filed by catering student Layla Skalli, who was 19 at the time of the …
Oracle Corporation, the US-based multinational computer technology firm, is reportedly mounting legal action against a remanufacturing partner after a warehouse containing Oracle goods was broken into three times. Multis Limited in California is the target of the Oracle lawsuit, filed after a warehouse operated by the remanufacturing firm suffered numerous security breaches. On three occasions, …
Fortis Insurance have announced that they are to begin changing their name to ‘Ageas’ for their UK business. This follows the approval of shareholders earlier in the year to adopt the new name reflecting their status as a standalone global insurance group. Whilst their name has changed, their strategy and ethos remains the same. They …
The mother of notoriously troubled actress Lindsay Lohan is reportedly considering taking legal action against the makers of popular US TV show Glee, after an episode mocking her daughter was aired last week. Dina Lohan is allegedly suing producers over the latest episode of Glee, entitled “The Subsititute”, in which Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow guest …
An Irish company executive has been awarded €10 million in damages in a landmark libel case against the mining firm he worked for, claiming that they damaged his reputation in a press release following a naked sleepwalking incident. Donal Kinsella, 67, was awarded the €10 million (£8.5 million) after a Supreme Court ruled that mining …
The co-founders of US-based news website, the Huffington Post, are reportedly facing a lawsuit from two former partners over allegations of intellectual property theft. According to reports, Democratic consultants James Boyce and Peter Daou – who claim they own a share of the company – are accusing Arianna Huffington and Ken Lerer of stealing the …
In what is not the first complaint over their controversial animation series South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone have been sued for copyright infringement. The parties behind the lawsuit – filed in the US District Court in Wisconsin – are executives at production company Brownmark Films, who claim that the South Park creators unlawfully …
Car manufacturer Toyota is facing yet another product liability issue, after a driver imprisoned for causing a fatal car crash in the US filed a lawsuit against the corporation. Koua Lee was jailed in 2006 after a court found him responsible for a Minnesota car crash in which three people died and several others were …
Employers in the waste management and recycling industry are expected to be a little concerned this week, after the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published a new study revealing that the industry is four times more dangerous than any other. According to HSE statistics, 416 employees out of every 100,000 in the waste and recycling …