In the wake of fresh claims about journalists at the now defunct News of the World hacking into private voicemail messages, the newspaper’s parent company is being sued by its shareholders. News Corp is being accused by Amalgamated Bank and a number of pension funds of breaching its duty by failing to take early action …
The consumer electronics corporation Apple is reportedly facing a trademark infringement from another US-based company over the name of its new digital locker service, iCloud. The Voice-Over-IP company known as iCloud Communications launched the lawsuit last week, almost immediately after Apple boss Steve Jobs announced the corporation’s iCloud product at an event in San Francisco. …
The US Supreme Court has ruled that computer giants Microsoft must pay a total of $290 million in damages after it breached a smaller firm’s patent and its appeal was denied. The lawsuit was filed back in 2007 by small Canadian company i4i, which claimed that Microsoft had infringed on a patent relating to a …
The US signer Britney Spears is reportedly being sued for $10 million in a breach of contract lawsuit relating to her fragrance line. Licensing company Brand Sense Partners are claiming that Spears and her father, the co-conservator of her assets, breached a contract in which it was agreed that the firm would be paid a …
The American rap artist Eminem is reportedly suing car makers Audi for copyright infringement, over claims that one of his songs was used in an advert without his permission. Eminem’s publishing company, Eight Mile Style, filed the lawsuit, in which it is claimed that Audi used the rapper’s hit song ‘Lose Yourself’ or music sounding …
On the very day that Google launched its ground-breaking Google Wallet initiative, the e-commerce business Paypal has filed a lawsuit claiming that the internet giant stole its ideas and its employees. The lawsuit, filed in California, fires a number of accusations at Google, including breach of contract, misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of fiduciary duty …
According to press reports, the TV presenter Ulrika Jonsson and actor Hugh Grant are considering taking legal action against the News of the World over claims that they too have been targeted by journalists in the phone hacking scandal. A number of celebrity figures have already launched legal complaints against News International, which last month …
Council bosses in the German city of Berlin are reportedly facing copyright infringement lawsuits from as many as twenty-one disgruntled artists after a popular tourist attraction was redecorated. The East Side Gallery, a 1.3 km stretch of the Berlin Wall which formerly separated east and west, is one of the most popular tourist spots in …
The release of upcoming comedy film The Hangover Part II may potentially be delayed as a rather unusual copyright infringement lawsuit has reportedly been filed against studio bosses. Warner Brothers is being sued by S. Victor Whitmill, who is the tattoo artist responsible for boxer Mike Tyson’s distinctive facial inkings. Mr Whitmill claims that he …