The US singer Beyonce Knowles is reportedly being sued for $100 million by a video game company which allegedly claims that she breached contract and ruined its business. The former Destiny’s Child frontwoman apparently made a lucrative agreement with Gate Five LLC in June last year. The deal involved the production of a game called …
The breaking news this week is that Sony’s Playstation Network has been hacked and user data may have been stolen. In response to the crisis, Sony has confirmed that it will be contacting as many as 70 million users of the Network, which provides online film and music streaming as well as video gaming services. …
The social networking site Myspace is reportedly facing a lawsuit over accusations that it released user information without consent. The lawsuit has been filed by New York-based law firms Reese Richman LLP and Milberg LLP. It alleges that Myspace, which is owned by News Corp, has been violating its own terms and conditions by giving …
According to a report from BBC News, the company which owns News of the World is to admit liability for the recent phone hacking scandal in which two employees were arrested. News International has released a statement on the matter, which reads: “Past behaviour at the News of the World in relation to voicemail interception …
A Supreme Court case which began as a simple road traffic accident claim has ended in a landmark ruling, one which overturns 400-year-old protections and effectively removes immunity from expert witnesses in court cases. The ruling came about after a Dr Sue Kaney was called as an expert witness in a personal injury case following …
The pop star and X Factor judge Cheryl Cole is reportedly being sued by music publishers over accusations that her first hit single Fight For This Love ‘ripped off’ another song. The song, which was written in 2008 by Andre Merritt, Stephen Kipner and Wayne Wilkins, was a huge success and reached the top of …
The Princeton Regional School District, an organisation set up to serve students in the US state of New Jersey, is reportedly suing an architectural firm over a high school building constructed in 2003. This latest lawsuit comes just two months after the District paid out around $4.6 million to settle a legal dispute with the …
A class-action lawsuit alleging that the Apple iPad has overheating problems when used in warm weather has been dismissed by a US District Court judge. The lawsuit was submitted in July 2010 by three plaintiffs – Claudia Keller, Jacob Balthazar and John Browning. They claimed that Apple’s slick marketing campaigns deceived them into buying the …
According to the results of a study conducted by Digital Clarity found that most companies who use social media as a marketing strategy are unaware that they could potentially be sued for defamation. Researchers for Digital Clarity, a digital marketing and search strategy firm, surveyed more than 1,200 companies who regularly use social media platforms …