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Nicki Minaj lands a win in Tracy Chapman copyright lawsuit before judge recommends remaining dispute got to jury A judge ruled Wednesday that Minaj’s use of Chapman’s Baby Can I Hold You constitutes ‘fair use’ The ruling protects a common practice of developing new work based on existing material, and requesting license from the original … Read more
Hilary Swank has filed a federal lawsuit against the actors’ union health plan to resume coverage of her treatment for recurrent malignant ovarian cysts. The Oscar-winning actress filed her lawsuit Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles against the trustees of the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan over coverage for ovarian cysts that have afflicted her … Read more
Harry Dunn’s family has filed a lawsuit against an American diplomat’s wife who left England after allegedly causing his death by driving on the wrong side of the road. Anne Sacoolas claimed diplomatic immunity following the collision in August 2019 that claimed the life of the 19-year-old. She left the UK along with her husband, … Read more
Tech journalist files class-action lawsuit against Marriott Hotels in the High Court over gigantic data breach Hackers gained access to the Starwood guest reservation database in 2014 David Bryant accuses Marriott Hotels of violating data protection legislation The personal details of 339million guests were affected by the cyberattack By Harry Wise For This Is Money … Read more
Apple retaliated against Epic Games after being served an anti-trust lawsuit for pulling the wildly popular video game Fortnite from the App Store. The tech giant is set to remove Epic Games’s developer account from the platform on August 28 – banning the firm from designing apps for the App Store in the future. Epic is … Read more
Apple retaliates against Epic Games following lawsuit by removing the video game maker’s developer account – banning the firm from making another app for the App Store Apple is pulling Epic Games’s developer account from its platform The move bans the game maker from making another app for the App Store It is in retaliation … Read more
Lizzo is likely feeling a sense a relief now that a California judge has tossed out a lawsuit which accused her of stealing her most famous lyric from the hit Truth Hurts. Judge Dolly M. Gee granted the 32-year-old star’s motion to dismiss a countersuit filed by three songwriters who claimed she had plagiarized the … Read more
The High Court in London previously published rulings relating to the legal battle between Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and his former wife Princess Haya bint Al Hussain of Jordan. Here is a timeline of events in the case. July 15, 1949 – Sheikh Mohammed is born in Dubai. May 3, 1974 … Read more
Instagram is hit with $500BILLION class action lawsuit accusing the Facebook-owned platform of illegally harvesting up to 100 million users’ biometric data Class-action suit was filed on Monday in Redwood City, California Accuses Facebook-owned Instagram of illegally harvesting biometric data Claims the app stores facial data through a photo-tagging tool Facebook blasts the suit as … Read more
Beancounter PwC in £60m lawsuit after ‘leaking client secrets’ over a ‘quiet coffee’ By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 7 August 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 7 August 2020 PwC is being sued for more than £60million amid claims that a top figure leaked valuable client secrets over a coffee. The … Read more