The fund set up to compensate the victims of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has been accused of fraud and negligence in a recently filed lawsuit. The lawsuit against the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, which presumably has professional indemnity insurance in place to cover such accusations, was filed by Pinellas Marine …
Motorola’s brand new Android-based Xoom tablet has been hit with an infringement lawsuit over its name on the very day it was released. The lawsuit was filed earlier this week, on Wednesday 23rd February, at the US District Court of North Carolina by an online payment company called the Xoom Corporation. In the legal document, …
The social network game developer Zynga, best known for its association with Facebook, has reportedly settled its copyright infringement dispute with Californian video game company Digital Chocolate over the popular game Mafia Wars. In the lawsuit, Digital Chocolate alleged that Zynga’s 2008 game for Facebook, Mafia Wars, infringed on the copyright of its 2004 game …
The American shoe company Skechers is reportedly being sued by a waitress from Ohio who claims she sustained injuries from wearing the brand’s toning shoes. The product liability lawsuit centres on the Skechers Shape Up shoes, which are heavily endorsed by celebrities such as Kim Kardashian. The brand claims that the rounded soles of Shape …
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 …
The rock musician Gunnar Nelson is reportedly facing a defamation lawsuit from a club owner, who claims that comments made about him have damaged his business. Nelson, who is part of the glam metal band Nelson alongside his twin brother Matthew, is accused of criticising the Jaxx nightclub in Springfield, Virginia in a recently published …
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 …
If your business operates more than three vehicles as part of everyday operations, you could benefit from fleet insurance. It makes insuring all your vehicles, drivers and goods much easier and cheaper, as there is only one lot of paperwork to take care of. Whilst any fleet owner can benefit from this kind of professional …
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The producers of hit Broadway musical Billy Elliot: The Musical are reportedly facing a public liability lawsuit after two members of the audience were hit by a stage prop and injured. The alleged incident occurred in 2009, during a performance in the Imperial Theatre in New York. Two women from Missouri, Cynthia Noblit and Elaine …
