PARIS (Reuters) - A French lawyer acting for 100 small shareholders said on Monday he had sued French Societe Generale over the way it unbundled billions of dollars in allegedly fraudulent share deals earlier this week. Frederik-Karel Canoy said the bank should have informed markets about its pending losses before embarking on a massive selling spree on Monday to Wednesday to unwind the 50 billion euros of uncovered futures positions built up by trader Jerome Kerviel. Canoy told Reuters he had also filed a separate complaint about the sale of a million shares by a SocGen director of shares on January 9 and 10, disclosed in a filing. Both complaints allege insider dealing and market manipulation, he said. A SocGen spokesmwoman said the director, Robert A. Day, had sold shares "well before" the bank became aware of alleged fraud carried out by one of its traders, leading to heavy losses. Canoy is already suing SocGen for negligence over the fraud.
Nearly 100 residents of Endicott—the birthplace of IBM—and the neighboring town of Union have filed a toxic tort lawsuit against the company, claiming that contamination from a local IBM plant caused health problems and property devaluation.Decades of Contamination"This is contamination involving toxic contamination in the groundwater that then through vapor intrusion got into people's homes. And it's contamination we believe has been there back into the 1960s," said attorney Stephen Schwarz.However, the contamination was not known until 2003 and now the contamination is being cited as the source of cancer, birth defects and other ailments suffered by local residents.Compensating Victims Attorneys for the plaintiffs say they "have one simple goal, to get reasonable compensation for the injuries our clients have sustained."More lawsuits against the company are expected to follow in the coming months on behalf of about 900 Endicott and Union reside
Sienna Miller has won a high court privacy order over nude photos taken while she was on the set of her new film. Photographer Warren Richardson took photos of the actress with a long lens on the closed set of Hippie Hippie Shake without her consent. At a hearing at London's High Court, Justice Eady granted a permanent injunction against Richardson after Miller claimed that the naked pictures were taken without her permission. The candid pictures were later sold by Richardson’s employer, Xposure Photo Agency, to British tabloids The Sun and the News of the World, which published them in October, reports Contactmusic. However, a judge ruled in her favour and Miller was given 75,000 dollars in damages in an invasion of privacy lawsuit filed against the photo agency and the publications' parent company, News Group Newspapers. The judge ruled that it was "entirely appropriate" to make the orders sought against the photographer. H
In the first case filings in seven months’ time, The Campaign Legal Center entered an amici curiae brief just before Christmas along with group Democracy 21 in Unity08 v. FEC, a brief in support of the FEC’s position that Unity08 must file disclosures with loan details as a political committee. Unity08 sued the FEC [...]
R&B singer Beyonce Knowles has won a copyright infringement lawsuit against an unknown songwriter who had claimed the star stole her song to create her 2003 hit ‘Baby Boy’. Jennifer Armour claimed that she had sent her track for consideration to Mathhew Knowles, Beyonce’s father and manager in 2003. However, a U.S. judge ruled in 2006 that there was no evidence to suggest that the former Destiny’s Child singer had copied a demo recording of the track by Armour. Armour appealed against the ruling last year but again the judge ruled in favour of Beyonce after being satisfied by evidence showing that the singer had already finished her song when Armour submitted her track. A statement released on Jan 2, 2008 said that the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit "upheld the 2006 trial court decision dismissing a copyright infringement lawsuit brought against Beyonce". Beyonce is pleased that the whole c
Leonardo DiCaprio’s neighbours have been given 15 days to amend their lawsuit against the Titanic star, for alleged destabilization of their property. Judge Tricia Ann Bigelow said that the lawsuit lacked in detail and failed to show that DiCaprio was responsible for the destabilization, and thus gave a deadline for them to change its details. The actor was sued by his neighbours, who claimed property damages after Di Caprio built a basketball court in his Los Angeles property. Ronald and Joan Linclau filed a lawsuit against the actor in May 2007, alleging that DiCaprio "maliciously" cut and removed hedges; excavated "earth, granite and bedrock", destabilizing their deck and swimming pool; and ignored their repeated requests to stop the construction, reports Contactmusic. The couple was seeking around 250,000 dollars in damages if Di Caprio proves guilty. (ANI)
ADA Compliance Review Corp., an ADA consulting company, has introduced their 'Compliance Assurance' program in response to the tidal wave of Disabled Access lawsuits. Now their clients can maintain ongoing compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and avoid lawsuits. Under the new program the Company will send an ADA compliance specialist to the client's site every 3 months.Under the ADA and California law, a business that is open to the public must have designated parking and no steps or curbs blocking an entrance. Bathrooms and aisles must be able to accommodate customers with wheelchairs and counters cannot be too high. The law allows a disabled person who has been denied access to a public building because of access violations to file a lawsuit.According to Philippe Heller, president of ADA Compliance Review Corp., "Once the parking lot paint fades or the disabled parking signs get knocked over or damaged by graffiti, the business is again subject to an ADA lawsuit. Throu
On of the biggest bummers about any lawsuit is waiting for the cash award or settlement, which can take forever to process and collect. Especially if you haven't been able to work or do anything to earn money and are relying on that cash to help you make it through your life. Now LawMax offers Settlement Funding, loans that you only have to repay if in fact you receive the settlement moneys. No credit checks, no hassle... just cash when you may need it most.Tags: LawMax, settlement funding, settlement loan, lynda lippin
Activision Facing Class Action Lawsuit Over GHIIIThe makers of Guitar Hero III seem to have stepped into a legal hornet’s nest lately. Not long after a lawsuit arose regarding the cover version of a song by The Romantics, has been filed against them. The issue is the fact that despite advertising stereo sound and Dolby Pro Logic II surround-sound on both the box and the manual, the Wii version of Guitar Hero III only outputs mono sound. The company had already made plans to deal with this problem by remastering and reissuing the game to purchasers free of cost. It seems they didn’t act quickly enough or decisively enough however, as the complaints addressed in the filing include the fact that the game has still been on the shelves since the issue was noticed and that no action had been taken to warn consumers of the disparity between the advertising and the actual features of the game. The suit seeks to have the money spent by consumers refunded and to strip the profits f
Vanessa Hudgens’ former lawyer has been given the go ahead by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Tricia Ann Bigelow to proceed with the breach-of-contract he
(Clearwisdom.net) My name is Pan Yu, and I sued former Chinese Minister of Commerce Bo Xilai for torture. As Bo failed to provide a defense for the case, the New South Wales Supreme Court in Sydney issued a default judgment in favor of me on November 5, 2007. The court ruled that I won the [...]
The military's recent adoption of what is known as a 'non-lethal' Active Denial System (ADS), a millimeter wave directed energy weapon, has already proven expensive. They recently paid $17,748.00 to the serviceman who was injured seven months ago. Details of the actual incident are unclear. How woul
Controversial publisher Judith Regan has filed a 100-million-dollar suit against her former bosses at HarperCollins and News Corp alleging them of launching a smear campaign
Sex symbol Carmen Electra has filed a lawsuit against America's Naked Women's Wrestling League (NWWL) for allegedly failing to pay her 300,000 dollars for hosting
Sex symbol Carmen Electra has filed a lawsuit against America's Naked Women's Wrestling League (NWWL) for allegedly failing to pay her 300,000 dollars for hosting
By Luona and Xinyu in Sydney, Australia
(Clearwisdom.net) At a press conference in front of the New South Wales Supreme Court in Sydney on November 7, 2007, Falun Gong practitioners announced that the Supreme Court of NSW had issued a default judgment on November 5, recognizing that the defendant, Chinese Minister of Commerce Bo Xilai, had [...]
Gorillapod maker Joby is taking legal action against a manufacturer of 'fake gorillas' – an imitation tripod that reportedly can cause camera and tripod to crash onto the ground.A spokeswoman for Gorillapod's UK distributor Intro 2020 told Amateur Photographer: 'We understand that Joby USA are in litigation with the manufacturer of these tripods.'She added: 'I cannot comment any further.'It is not clear whether any of the fake products have reached the UK market.The source of the inferior imitation has not been identified, reports Japanese trade publication Pen News Weekly, in its issue dated 19 October.Gorillapod's importer Kenko has warned the Japanese photo trade that the Joby logo and 'quick-set' camera plate is missing on the imitation. Chris Cheesmanmore : amateurphotographer
By Jacqui Cheng | Published: October 02, 2007 - 07:48PM CT
When Apple announced that it would be dropping the price of the 8GB iPhone by $200 only two months after the device’s debut, many initial buyers were not amused. Just before Apple issued its $100 iPhone credit to appease the early-adopting crowd, Apple CEO Steve [...]
Awww...isn't that a shame that the Federal Government didn't like the Ranks' personal opinions of their beloved President while they were peacefully protesting. But the Feds' personal feelings didn't matter at all since the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is still in effect, therefore I can see no reason at all why Mr. and Mrs. Rank WOULDN'T have won this rightful lawsuit that they decided to pursue and I'm happy to report it!!!!!!READ ABOUT THIS HEREPractice non-violence in your lives. You will be leaving your children a beautiful legacy.
A lawsuit has been started by Farrah Shoukry against Mattel Inc and Fisher-Price as you all know by now Mattel made a huge recall for toys containing lead. The real scary thing is what toy are on the list including Dora The Explorer and Sesame Street for a complete list and also the full [...]
A class action has been filed against pharmaceutical company SmithKline Beecham Corporation on behalf of all persons who purchased the antidepressant Paxil or Paxil CR (paroxatine) for children under the age of 18 between November 19, 1998, and the present. The suit alleges that the company committed fraud by suppressing clinical study data that indicated Paxil was ineffective for children. The action seeks reimbursement of all money spent purchasing Paxil for this use, and disgorgement of all profits wrongly made. (more…)
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Dr Robert Woo, of Auburn near Washington, sounds like a fun boss. The oral surgeon played a practical joke on his assistant by implanting fake boar tusks in her mouth while she was under anesthesia. The dentist then took photos of her and shared them around the office. The employee, Tina Alberts, felt humiliated and quit, later suing her boss. When Woo’s insurance company wouldn’t cover the lawsuit, he settled out of court with Alberts for US$250,000. He then sued the insurers and was awarded US$750,000, plus the US$250,000 he had already paid. (Source: nbc4.com) via sideswipe
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As I noted yesterday, $460,000.00 — a majority amount of all contributions to Unity08 in the first six months of 2007 — came from just three rich and powerful people. $450,000.00 of that was in the form of loans.
I woke up this morning wondering something about that. You see, Unity08 has retained a team of boutique DC lawyer-lobbyists to file a lawsuit against the Federal Election Commission in DC District Court. Why? They say in their filings that they’re doing it so that they can obtain the right to take contributions and loans of unlimited size, but that they have no intention of taking contributions of unlimited size, just loans of unlimited size.
But if that’s true, then how is it that Unity08 is already taking loans of unlimited size, before any ruling in the lawsuit has been issued? Unity 08 is already doing what it says it needs a court ruling for.
So why again has Unity08 filed an expensive lawsuit?
Why has Unity08 sued for the ability to do what i
Chiquita is being sued for funding, arming and supporting death squads in Colombia. The human rights groups EarthRights International filed the class action lawsuit on behalf of six Colombians whose relatives had allegedly been murdered by a Colombian paramilitary group that was partially funded by Chiquita. According to http://www.democracynow.org, the lawsuit alleges that the banana giant funneled money and guns to a rightwing death squad that murdered thousands of people and shipped untold amounts of cocaine to the United States.
Chiquita (formerly known as the United Fruit Company) has had a bunch of rotten stories about its history in Latin America. I found it interesting that this story mentions the Cincinnati Enquirer’s 1998 expose in some detail. Chiquita declined to appear on the program.
This report is from http://www.democracynow.org and to read the full report click here.
Part of the lawsuit is not in dispute. Earlier this year Chiquita admitted one of its s
How do you like that, you wretched beast?! A federal judge on Thursday dismissed former CIA operative Valerie Plame's lawsuit against members of the Bush administration in the CIA leak scandal. Plame, the wife of former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, had accused Vice President Dick Cheney and others of conspiring to leak her identity in Plame said that violated her privacy rights and was illegal retribution for her husband's criticism of the administration. This is breaking news, I will update later when/if more information comes out. Here's the latest. Former CIA operative Valerie Plame lost a lawsuit Thursday that demanded money from Bush administration officials whom she blamed for leaking her agency identity. Plame, the wife of former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, had accused Vice President Dick Cheney and others of conspiring to disclose her identity in 2003. Plame said that violated her privacy rights and was illegal retribution for her husband's criticism of the
How do you like that, you wretched beast?! A federal judge on Thursday dismissed former CIA operative Valerie Plame's lawsuit against members of the Bush administration in the CIA leak scandal. Plame, the wife of former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, had accused Vice President Dick Cheney and others of conspiring to leak her identity in Plame said that violated her privacy rights and was illegal retribution for her husband's criticism of the administration. This is breaking news, I will update later when/if more information comes out. Here's the latest. Former CIA operative Valerie Plame lost a lawsuit Thursday that demanded money from Bush administration officials whom she blamed for leaking her agency identity. Plame, the wife of former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, had accused Vice President Dick Cheney and others of conspiring to disclose her identity in 2003. Plame said that violated her privacy rights and was illegal retribution for her husband's criticism of the
Avril Lavigne is being sued by Tommy Dunbar and James Gangwer, who reckon that her single Girlfriend seemed ookily like their 1979 single I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend. Avril's people are denying it, with the sheen of science:The pop star's manager Terry McBride has had musicologists study the two singles and denies any wrong doing by the Canadian singer, commenting: "Avril's a great song writer and she's proving it over and over and over again."He added: "Avril's very, very sensible. She knows music well. If the chords had been similar, the melodies had been similar, lyrics had been similar, the meter, she would have gone, 'Okay, I can see their point.' But nothing's similar."Really? Avril would have responded to a lawsuit by conceding its central claim, would she? Apple will be hoping that Avril is sensible - they've been dragged into the lawsuit on the basis that they sold the track and, uh, something. Which seems weak to us - are record shops supposed to compare every track th
This story got my attention a judge is suing dry cleaners for over his misplaced pants for millions of dollars that I think is wrong and unlawful. Roy Pearson from District of Columbia administrative law judge. He is suing the Chungs the owners of the dry-cleaning business. This nice couple for the past two years they have been dealing with this go to court lawsuit over a pair of missing pants that they found. I am understanding person I can perhaps comprehend him suing over a couple hundred dollars but millions that is just outrageous. The sad thing about this extreme lawsuit that this man is a judge that should know better and be more understanding. This judge should be charged for being irresponsible; it is wrong what he is doing suing for millions because no pants are worth are millions. This man should not even be a judge has no common sense at all; this lawsuit shows his state of mind as person and his judgment as a judge. Update: Dry Cleaner Won Lost Pants Lawsuit A judge rule
Following a three year lawsuit in which Apple attempted to force Mac fan-site Think Secret to reveal the names of industry sources leaking privileged information, a settlement has been made that will see the site take its tipsters identity to the grave.
“Apple and Think Secret have settled their lawsuit, reaching an ...
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