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 …
Online game developer Zynga, chiefly known for making some of Facebook’s most popular games, is reportedly facing a class action lawsuit for breaching users’ privacy. The federal lawsuit, filed in the US District Court in San Francisco last week, alleges that Zynga – the maker of six out of ten of the social networking site’s …
An 82-year-old Bath resident is blaming his cancer on the 20 years he spent working on phone lines. Bernard Mottram has begun legal action against his employer as he believes his work regularly exposed him to asbestos, which has led to his developing mesothelioma, a form of cancer that is associated with prolonged exposure to …
The way in which court costs can escalate was highlighted in eye catching fashion by a recent case where a street cleaner took his employer to court after sustaining a finger injury. Even though the victim himself only received £3,000, the ongoing legal battle escalated to such an extent that his employer, a local council, …
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 …
A stone cobbled pavement in the medieval Somerset village of Dunster is causing a public liability headache for the local council, after a spate of trips, falls and injuries have occurred on it. No one currently owns the pavement, although in most towns the local authority would be held liable for the maintenance of public …
Holiday company First Choice is set to face legal action from nearly 300 disgruntled holidaymakers claiming they had “nightmare” stays at one of the travel operator’s Bulgarian hotels. According to the law firm representing the 276 complainants, a number of guests staying at the Royal Park Hotel in Bulgaria between June and October 2008 suffered …
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 …