lawsuit

Trampled Wal-Mart Worker's Family Files Wrongful Death Suit

Iria — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:51:05 -0600

The family of Jdimytai Damour, 34, a temporary worker at Wal-Mart who was trampled by a horde of frenzied shoppers on Black Friday, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against both Wal-Mart and the Valley Stream mall where the store is located.

RIAA's Only File-Sharing Trial Victory Overturned: Mistrial Ruled

Iria — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:03:22 -0500

You'll probably recall Jammie Thomas, the only target of the RIAA to take her case to trial. In October of last year the trial ended in an RIAA victory, with a $222,000 penalty assessed against her --- $9,250 for each of the 24 music tracks she allegedly made publicly available on the Kazaa P2P network.

NVIDIA Sued Over Defective GPUs

Iria — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:08:32 -0500

NVIDIA has been hit with a class action securities fraud lawsuit over the defective GPUs which it admitted to in July. The complaint, filed by New York-based law firm Shalov Stone Bonner & Rocco, alleges that NVIDIA knew about the flawed GPUs as early as November 8th, 2007 --- though no public announcement was made until July 2, 2008.

Tesla Motors files lawsuit against Fisker Coachbuild

seher — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:38:27 -0500

Tesla Motors, an automobile startup company focusing on the production of high performance, consumer-oriented electric vehicles, has filed Monday a lawsuit against its rival, Fisker Coachbuild, for stealing design ideas and trade secrets.

Toshiba Seeks Court Remedies for Infringement of Essential DVD Patent in Italy

harminka — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 15:23:27 -0600

Toshiba Corporation announced today that the Company filed a lawsuit in Italy against an Italian disc replicator of DVD discs on December 27, 2007. The suit was brought to the District Court of Milan - Specialised IP Chamber against ACME S.p.A. (ACME), as a means to halt infringement a Toshiba's DVD patent.

Verizon and Internet REIT Settle Lawsuit

harminka — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 14:27:03 -0600

Verizon and Internet REIT announced the amicable resolution of the lawsuit filed by several Verizon companies against Internet REIT claiming violations of the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act.

SEC Files Charges Against Former MDS Employee

Anastvatz — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:04:21 -0500

Former MDS Inc. IT Specialist and Spouse Made More Than $1 Million From Stolen Information About MDS's Impending Merger With Molecular Devices

Centurion Financial Benefits versus Federal Trade Commission

Anastvatz — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 07:07:32 -0500

Court Orders Centurion Defendants to Halt Illegal Cross-Border Telemarketing and Pay $10 Million in Consumer Redress Defendants Defrauded U.S. Consumers with Pitch for Nonexistent Credit Cards; Court Also Holds Two Individuals in Contempt

SAP Acknowledges Some Inappropriate Downloads Occurred at TomorrowNow

Anastvatz — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 02:23:20 -0500

SAP responds To Oracle complaint, affirms SAP did not have access to materials downloaded by TomorrowNow, announces new operational oversight at TomorrowNow; firmly commits to sustained TommorrowNow support of its customers

Call for an Inquiry into JMW Turner's Bequest

selbywhittingham — Thu, 31 May 2007 13:44:00 -0500

The British Parliament has been sent a petition calling for an inquiry into the mistreatment of the art bequest of JMW Turner to the nation. Turner's heirs in the UK and USA are meanwhile considering suing in the law courts for the recovery of the pictures (worth Ã‚Â£7 billion?) on the grounds that the artist's conditions have not been obeyed.

Jury Finds Health Options of Florida Liable for Pathologists' Fees

Anastvatz — Tue, 01 May 2007 21:33:27 -0500

Florida HMO Ordered to Pay $1.5 Million to Doctors