Apple is currently facing a lawsuit addressing the company’s way of handling the iMessage app and, only hours after Apple finally answered years of users complaints and issued a tool correcting a bug in message routing, a California judge ruled that the lawsuit against the company would be advancing. After the company introduced its iOS 5 on October 2011, messaging changed completely. Text … [Read more...]
Two Boys First to Sue Malaysia Airlines over Flight MH370
Eight months after Malaysia Airlines operated flight MH 370 mysteriously disappeared, two Malaysian boys filed a suit against the company. The boys lost their father in the incident. They claim that the company managed the situation negligently in the first legal action against the airline since the incident took place. The plane departed from Kuala Lumpur on March 8 on the way to Beijing with … [Read more...]
Lawsuit against Disney Claims the Animation Company Suppressed Wages
A federal lawsuit was filed on Monday claiming that not only Walt Disney Co, but also Sony Pictures and other companies specialized in animation and special effects had conspired to suppress wages through "no-raid" agreements. The suit was filed in San Jose, California, at the U.S. District Court and also names DreamWorks Animtion SKG Inc, Digital Domain and Image MoversLLC as defendants. These … [Read more...]
Silicon Valley Tech Companies Appeal $325 Million Antitrust Settlement Rejection
Google, Apple, Intel and Adobe had an ongoing lawsuit in which they were accused of conspiring against their own workers. Now, the companies have appealed the judge’s rejection of the proposed $325 million settlement. The lawsuit that was filed in 2011 involved the claims of workers from the four tech companies as they stated that the employers had conspired to make sure that neither company … [Read more...]
$1.27 Billion in Damages to be Paid by the Bank of America
Wednesday was the day of reckoning for the Bank of America as it was ordered to pay $1.27 billion in damages over their defective mortgages. Its Countrywide Financial unit sold these defective mortgages and through this ruling, the government is finally rolling in a win. As this decision was made public, the Bank of America (the second largest bank in the U.S.) was also preoccupied with … [Read more...]
Ex Vikings Punter Might Sue for Anti-Gay Slurs
Chris Kluwe, a former punter for the Minnesota Vikings, is now threatening to sue the team, on account of alleged homophobic remarks made by a member of the team’s staff. According to a statement made Tuesday by Kluwe’s lawyer, Clayton Halunen, the ex Vikings punter might sue because of an assistant coach, who allegedly behaved in an anti-gay manner, in Kluwe’s presence. The player says that the … [Read more...]
T-Mobile Accused of Bilking Customers through Fraudulent Charges
The U.S. mobile communications provider T-Mobile has recently come under the scope of a federal investigation and is also facing a potential lawsuit. The company is being targeted for allegedly bilking hundreds of millions of dollars from its clients, through fraudulent charges. The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint in court on Tuesday against the company and the Federal Communications … [Read more...]
10th Circuit Court Finds Utah Same-Sex Marriage Ban Unconstitutional
A landmark ruling of the 10th Circuit Court, announced on Thursday, has confirmed the ruling of the federal judge which deemed Utah’s same-sex marriage ban as unconstitutional. According to the decision of the federal appeal’s court in question, it is a violation of citizens’ rights to outlaw same-sex marriage. The seminal verdict basically rejected the assertion made by state authorities, which … [Read more...]
Apple California Lawsuit for Sales Ban of 9 Samsung Smartphones
Apple is looking to force a jury's recent decision to sales ban on some older models of the South Korean company’s smartphones found in breach of three patents. The request for a retrial include the '647 data detectors, the '721 patent for "slide-to-unlock" functionality and the '172 patent for text prediction. Apple lodged the motion in two separate court filings on Friday. Apple … [Read more...]
Apple, Google decide to end patent legal row
In a good news for the tech world, Apple and Google have decided to put an end to their age-old legal fight as they have announced dismissal of all of their recent lawsuits in which they are directly involved. The news was first reported by The New York Times on Friday. Moreover, the companies have also decided to form something akin to a partnership in the fight for patent … [Read more...]
