Most companies have some kind of professional insurance, but this is often limited to just one kind of cover. If their situation changes or the threat of a lawsuit looms, this is when these companies think about adding something else to their business insurance policy. However, taking out separate policies for different kinds of cover …
Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) is reportedly facing legal action from the directors of eighteen clients of a rogue branch in Reading, Berkshire. Representatives for each of the involved companies are claiming that the Reading unit of HBOS, which was taken over by Lloyds Banking Group in 2009, coerced clients into using Quayside Corporate Services …
Axl Rose, the lead singer of iconic rock band Guns N’ Roses, is reportedly suing the makers of Guitar Hero for £12.6 million. According to news service Reuters, Rose claims that video game developer Activision fraudulently persuaded him into letting them use the famous Guns N’ Roses song “Welcome to the Jungle” in their popular …
A gas transportation firm has been fined more than £20,000 for breaching building regulations, after a road accident in the Isle of Wight which left a driver injured. The incident in question occurred in April 2008, when a driver hit part of a 2.5m metal road plate which was protruding from a line of parked …
According to reports, printer manufacturer Hewlett-Packard (HP) has settled a product liability lawsuit in the US for the equivalent of $5 million. The case – technically made up of three separate lawsuits – centres on faults found in thousands of HP printers sold over a period of nine years, relating to problems with printer ink …
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 …
