Tag: Suit
Google vows to fight suit over mobile ‘Wallet’
Google on Friday rejected a charge that it swiped PayPal trade secrets to build its new mobile application that turns a smartphone into an...
Lohan settles suit over highway chase
Lindsay Lohan has settled a lawsuit filed by a woman who was chased by the actress in a pre-dawn pursuit that has haunted the...
Weinsteins hit with $50m suit over animated film
NEW YORK - Fresh off Oscar wins for "The King's Speech," Harvey Weinstein and his brother Bob Weinstein were hit with a $50 million lawsuit on Wednesday claiming they sabotaged production of a troubled animated film. Filmmaker Tony Leech, a co-director and co-writer of the 2005 animated hit "Hoodwinked!" which was distributed by The Weinstein Co, filed the lawsuit in Manhattan Supreme Court over the much-delayed action-comedy, "Escape From Planet Earth."
He was joined by producer
He was joined by producer
Katie Holmes files suit against magazine
Actress Katie Holmes on Tuesday filed a $50 million lawsuit, accusing a celebrity magazine of libel for a cover story that falsely suggested she was a drug addict. The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles federal court, is over a January edition of the magazine with the cover line, "Addiction Nightmare. Katie Drug Shocker!" The inside story claimed that Holmes, the wife of Tom Cruise, was "trapped in a cycle of addictive treatments", but made no allegations of drug use.
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Bartoli advances to quarters, Wozniacki follows suit
DOHA - The cull of seeded players continued in Doha with Francesca Schiavone and Shahar Peer crashing out of the WTA Qatar Open in one-sided matches here on Wednesday. Italian Schiavone, the third seed, became the biggest casualty yet at the tournament when she was ousted by China's Peng Shuai 7-5, 6-3 in the second round, while the eighth-seeded Peer, who had beaten two-time Grand Slam champion Svetlana Kusnetsova on Tuesday, was thrashed by Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli 6-1, 6-0.
United on song, Arsenal follow suit
LONDON - Manchester United may have kept their powder dry in the transfer window but they remain the team to beat in the Premier League as two goals by Wayne Rooney helped them to a 3-1 home win over Aston Villa on Tuesday.
United, who barely spent a penny as their rivals splashed out more than 200 million pounds ($318.8 million) in a bid to match their consistency, move to 54 points and stay five clear. Arsenal are second with 49 after they fought back to beat Everton 2-1 at The
United, who barely spent a penny as their rivals splashed out more than 200 million pounds ($318.8 million) in a bid to match their consistency, move to 54 points and stay five clear. Arsenal are second with 49 after they fought back to beat Everton 2-1 at The
US judge zaps Potter plagiarism suit
A US federal judge dismissed a lawsuit alleging the wildly successful Harry Potter books were plagiarized from a story from a little-known British author. The suit filed in New York against the publisher of the J.K. Rowling books had argued the stories were inspired by Adrian Jacobs's.
"The Adventures of Willy the Wizard No 1 Livid Land," published in 1987. Judge Shira Sheindlin wrote that there were major differences between the works, contrary to claims that Rowling had
"The Adventures of Willy the Wizard No 1 Livid Land," published in 1987. Judge Shira Sheindlin wrote that there were major differences between the works, contrary to claims that Rowling had
After SNGPL, PEPCO follows suit – More misery for citizens; no...
LAHORE - Following in footsteps of the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL), the Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) has blamed the foggy weather for the increase in load shedding. The city witnessed six to 10 hours of load shedding on Thursday while gas pressure remained very low in all areas of the provincial metropolis. Almost all areas are facing massive load shedding, adding to the miseries of the masses. Citizens complained that they bought electric heaters due to gas
