The stage lighting company Christie Lites has released a statement confirming that it has launched a professional negligence lawsuit against global staging specialist StageCo over the collapse of a lighting tower. Christie is suing StageCo for damages, after a 90 foot high lighting tower set up by the staging company collapsed ahead of a major …
Event insurance is important for any high-profile or large-scale event, particularly one which involves a large number of participants. Trade shows and exhibitions are the key examples of why event insurance is so crucial. These occasions involve a great deal of planning and coordinating, in order to bring together hundreds of high-profile exhibitors and potentially …
The US television network Fox is reportedly being sued by a production company over the idea for its hit TV show “Lie to Me”. John Gertz Productions claims that in 2005, it acquired the rights to a novel by Roderick Anscombe called “The Interview Room” and turned it into a screenplay. The novel is about …
The micro-blogging site Twitter is facing a patent infringement lawsuit from a company claiming to have already invented an online network for celebrities. Twitter is regularly used by a whole host of celebrities worldwide, notably TV comic Stephen Fry, US rapper Kayne West and Hollywood couple Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher. In the lawsuit, VS …
The Daily Mirror has successfully overturned a court ruling which required the newspaper to pay the legal costs run up by supermodel Naomi Campbell in a recent court clash between the two parties over libel claims. The newspaper was previously ordered to pay Ms Campbell £3,500 in compensation for publishing photographs which the supermodel described …
The point of taking out of any professional insurance policy is to protect against risk, and this is especially the case for landlords of domestic or commercial properties. As a landlord, you hold a great deal of responsibility for the tenants of your property. You need to ensure that the property is safe to live …
According to the latest reports, WiLAN and chipmaker Intel have settled an infringement lawsuit over a number of Internet and wireless patents. The case was filed by WiLAN back in October 2007, and accused Intel of infringing wireless and Bluetooth patents. After three expensive years of litigation (although both companies are likely to have professional …
At the high court in London earlier this month, a group of Colombian farmers accused BP of negligence and breaching a duty of care over the building of a new oil pipeline. BP – whose professional indemnity team are already battling claims filed in the aftermath of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill – is …
The owners of a garden centre near Didcot has been accused of breaching health and safety regulations after a pensioner sustained an injury on the premises. The accident at the Chilton Garden Centre occurred in April 2009, when 78-year-old Derek Barlow tripped over an obstacle and fell whilst shopping at the centre. A representative for …
Reality TV stars the Kardashian sisters – made up of Kim, Kourtney and Khloe – are reportedly being sued by a Californian credit card company over accusations that they withdrew from the promotion of a controversial scheme. The three sisters – famous for their reality television show, Keeping Up With The Kardashians – are alleged …
