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 …
The independent Japanese lens maker Sigma is reportedly being sued for £95 million in a patent infringement lawsuit filed by the multi-national optics and imaging corporation Nikon. The lawsuit, filed in the Tokyo District Court, centres on a Nikon patent for vibration reduction technology used in its DSLR lenses, a patent which the company claims …
Event insurance is often associated with entertainment events such as concerts, gigs, parties, fashion shows and festivals. These events are often expensive to organise and involve a large number of attendees, so the risks that either the event is cancelled, property is damaged or an attendee sustains an injury are ever present. However, these events …
The owner of a farm near the Salisbury town of Ludgershall in Wiltshire has been fined more than £120,000 over the accidental death of a young employee back in 2007. The employee, 21-year-old Edward Pybus, was working on a combine harvester at Chute Farm owned by Velcourt Ltd, when the incident occurred. The grain spout …
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 …
The Belgian actor Jean-Claude Van Damme is reportedly facing a lawsuit from a marketing company which claims he breached his contract in an endorsement deal. Marketing agency Thane International claims that the actor (most famous for his roles in action films Timecop, Streetfighter and Bloodsport) signed up to endorse the Total Flex home gym system …
The News of the World has reportedly paid the British actress Sienna Miller a total of £100,000 in compensation after bosses admitted liability for claims that journalists hacked into her voicemail messages. Miller, 29, is the first celebrity whose phone has allegedly been hacked to settle her case, and for an unprecedented sum. It is …
A West Sussex firm has been forced to rely on its employers’ liability insurance after receiving a fine relating to an employee injury. The electrical firm Skanska Rashleigh Weatherfoil Ltd was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after cable installation technician Richard Bradley suffered an accident at a site in Manor Royal in …
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 London-based publisher of a pan-Arab newspaper and a couple of its editorial staff have this week been awarded libel damages after allegations made against the publication were found to be defamatory. The lawsuit was launched when Alan Merdini, the editor of kurdistanpost.com, published an article entitled: “In order to publish his diaries Jalal Talabani …
