News for 'lawsuit'

Lawsuit filed to remove yoga from California schools

Lawsuit filed to remove yoga from California schools

Rediff.com9 Mar 2013

A civil lawsuit has been filed against a school district in California seeking to suspend a controversial yoga programme which parents feel 'unlawfully' promote religious beliefs.

Justin Beiber paternity lawsuit dropped

Justin Beiber paternity lawsuit dropped

Rediff.com16 Nov 2011

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Google faces lawsuit over 'Wallet'

Google faces lawsuit over 'Wallet'

Rediff.com27 May 2011

E-commerce firm eBay and its online payment unit PayPal has dragged search engine Google to court over the latter's mobile payment system alleging the internet giant used trade secrets to build a rival service.

Pfizer, Ranbaxy win dismissal of lawsuit over generic Lipitor

Pfizer, Ranbaxy win dismissal of lawsuit over generic Lipitor

Rediff.com13 Sep 2014

Pfizer Inc and Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd on Friday won dismissal of a U.S. antitrust lawsuit accusing them of conspiring to delay sales of generic versions of the best-selling cholesterol drug Lipitor.

Paramount Airways might be revived with lawsuit money

Paramount Airways might be revived with lawsuit money

Rediff.com24 Dec 2012

Lawsuit issue was a dispute over payment, with GE Capital Aviation Services and Celestial Aviation Trading.

Can't stop Mahua Moitra from...: HC

Can't stop Mahua Moitra from...: HC

Rediff.com8 Apr 2024

The Delhi high court on Monday said Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra cannot be prevented from defending herself against allegations made by an estranged friend in public domain as long as her statements are not objectively false.

Strauss-Kahn, housekeeper agree to settle lawsuit: Report

Strauss-Kahn, housekeeper agree to settle lawsuit: Report

Rediff.com30 Nov 2012

Disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is understood to have reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit with a housekeeper, who had accused him of sexually assaulting her in a Manhattan hotel last year, a media report said.

Apple, Google back in court over mobile phone patent lawsuit

Apple, Google back in court over mobile phone patent lawsuit

Rediff.com12 Sep 2013

Apple and Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility on Wednesday squared off in court over whether a judge should reopen a lawsuit in which the companies accuse one other of illegally using their patented mobile phone technology.

SC reverses trial court order on Bloomberg article removal in Zee case

SC reverses trial court order on Bloomberg article removal in Zee case

Rediff.com22 Mar 2024

A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said the error committed by the trial judge had been perpetuated by the high court.

Net biggies file anti-spam lawsuits

Net biggies file anti-spam lawsuits

Rediff.com11 Mar 2004

In an apparent coordinated effort to stop 'spam', four major Internet providers - American Online, Earthlink, Yahoo and Microsoft - have filed lawsuits seeking monetary damages and injunctions against senders' bulk junk e-mail.

FIFA files lawsuit against Daily Mail

FIFA files lawsuit against Daily Mail

Rediff.com19 Mar 2003

FIFA claimed the newspaper made libellous comments against the organisation and its president Sepp Blatter.

Another lawsuit filed against Satyam in US

Another lawsuit filed against Satyam in US

Rediff.com9 Jan 2009

A new class action lawsuit was filed in the US courts on Friday against Satyam Computer, which already has two more such suits against it there filed on behalf of thousands of investors in the American Depositary Shares of the Indian IT firm.

AIFF cries foul, strongly refutes Stimac's allegations

AIFF cries foul, strongly refutes Stimac's allegations

Rediff.com24 Jun 2024

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) strongly refuted allegations made by former head coach Igor Stimac, calling them a deliberate attempt to tarnish the federation's reputation.

Muslim boy forced to falsely confess ISIS allegiance, claims lawsuit

Muslim boy forced to falsely confess ISIS allegiance, claims lawsuit

Rediff.com18 Aug 2016

Uppal was forced to write a confession saying he was "part of ISIS, knew how to make bombs, and that he was going to blow up the school fence," the suit alleges.

No remarks without expertise: HC orders influencer to remove Complan videos

No remarks without expertise: HC orders influencer to remove Complan videos

Rediff.com27 Sep 2024

The court said a social media influencer is expected not to try to play the role of a professional without any backing to substantiate what is being shared by them.

Sahara says will defend lawsuit on US hotels sale

Sahara says will defend lawsuit on US hotels sale

Rediff.com25 Jun 2015

This lawsuit will have no bearing on its fund-raising exercise as a deal is already in final stages

Disgraced cyclist Armstrong asks US judge to end government lawsuit

Disgraced cyclist Armstrong asks US judge to end government lawsuit

Rediff.com29 Apr 2016

Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has asked a US judge to decide a more than $100 million lawsuit against him by the federal government without holding a jury trial.

Sureshbhai Patel assault: Lawsuit drops charges against 2 cops

Sureshbhai Patel assault: Lawsuit drops charges against 2 cops

Rediff.com24 Feb 2015

Madison trainee police officer Eric Parker is the only named cop in the amended lawsuit.

No HC relief for Bloomberg in 'defamatory' article against Zee

No HC relief for Bloomberg in 'defamatory' article against Zee

Rediff.com14 Mar 2024

The high court observed there was no final adjudication on the subject matter at this stage as the ADJ was yet to hear Bloomberg.

5 entities file lawsuit against ICICI Bank UK

5 entities file lawsuit against ICICI Bank UK

Rediff.com27 Dec 2014

Bank dismisses mis-selling charges, says lawsuit filed after it initiated legal recovery action over loan default

Muslims file lawsuit to stop NYPD spying on mosques

Muslims file lawsuit to stop NYPD spying on mosques

Rediff.com7 Jun 2012

A group of eight Muslims has filed a federal lawsuit against the New York City Police Department, demanding that it bring an end to its surveillance practice initiated in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, of spying on mosques and businesses managed by the community. The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday in a federal court in New Jersey, is the first major legal challenge to NYPD's spy operations.

US dismisses lawsuit against Sonia in 1984 riots case

US dismisses lawsuit against Sonia in 1984 riots case

Rediff.com11 Jun 2014

A United States court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Sikh group against Congress president Sonia Gandhi in the anti-Sikh riots case, granting her motion that there is lack of subject matter jurisdiction but did not bar the group from bringing litigation against her in future.

HTC to fight against Apple's lawsuit

HTC to fight against Apple's lawsuit

Rediff.com18 Mar 2010

Taiwanese cellphone maker HTC Corp on Thursday said it will strongly defend itself against the patent infringement lawsuits brought by software giant Apple.

Indian techie files lawsuit against Bosch

Indian techie files lawsuit against Bosch

Rediff.com20 Nov 2013

In a lawsuit filed through national plaintiffs' law firm Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP (Lieff Cabraser), Indian national Suraj Kamath on Wednesday charged that Bosch unjustly enriched itself by requiring all of its non-US citizens employees to pay to Bosch federal and state tax refunds the employees had received while working in the US.

Indian-origin anesthesiologist faces lawsuit in US actress Joan Rivers' death

Indian-origin anesthesiologist faces lawsuit in US actress Joan Rivers' death

Rediff.com28 Jan 2015

Rivers, 81, died in September last year of brain damage caused by a loss of oxygen during a routine outpatient procedure

Class action lawsuits filed in US against Satyam

Class action lawsuits filed in US against Satyam

Rediff.com8 Jan 2009

Reports say that law firms in the US have begun filing class-action suits against Satyam and its beleaguered executives for fraud. Two such class action lawsuits -- one by a US law firm Izard Nobel LLP and the other by an investor in Satyam ADS -- have been filed in a district court in New York.

CBI not under control of Union of India, Centre tells SC

CBI not under control of Union of India, Centre tells SC

Rediff.com2 May 2024

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is not under the 'control' of the Union, the Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court while raising preliminary objections on a lawsuit filed by the West Bengal government on the agency going ahead with its probe in several cases without the prerequisite nod from the state.

Signal Intl lawsuit could be largest in US history

Signal Intl lawsuit could be largest in US history

Rediff.com10 Feb 2011

Attorneys for Indian guest workers who are suing Mississippi-based marine and fabrication company Signal International along with its co-conspirators and other entities for human trafficking and racketeering have filed for class certification to include hundreds of additional workers in the lawsuit. If class status is granted by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, the lawsuit could be the largest human trafficking case in US history.

US patent lawsuit against Dr Reddy's

US patent lawsuit against Dr Reddy's

Rediff.com16 Sep 2009

The patent relates to the manufacturing process for the active ingredient in Sanofi-Aventis' Allegra and Allegra-D drug products. Both Dr Reddys and Sandoz are known to be marketing these products in the US.

Sonia to seek dismissal of lawsuit in 1984 riots case

Sonia to seek dismissal of lawsuit in 1984 riots case

Rediff.com3 Jan 2014

Congress President Sonia Gandhi will move a United States court in New York seeking dismissal of a human rights violation lawsuit filed against her by a Sikh advocacy group and will urge the court to prevent it from filing further cases on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in America.

Women try to settle turf war lawsuit against FIFA

Women try to settle turf war lawsuit against FIFA

Rediff.com13 Jan 2015

Players at this year's women's World Cup, trying to settle a lawsuit against FIFA, will play on artificial turf as long as the final matches are on natural grass, their lawyer said.

PepsiCo to withdraw lawsuit against Gujarat potato farmers

PepsiCo to withdraw lawsuit against Gujarat potato farmers

Rediff.com2 May 2019

It had filed cases against nine farmers from Sabarkantha and Aravalli districts in Gujarat for allegedly growing a variety of potatoes and sought damages ranging from Rs 20 lakh to Rs 1 crore.

Strauss-Kahn settles lawsuit with hotel maid

Strauss-Kahn settles lawsuit with hotel maid

Rediff.com11 Dec 2012

Justice Douglas McKeon of the New York State Supreme Court in the Bronx here announced at a hearing on Monday that terms of the settlement reached between Strauss-Kahn and Nafissatou Diallo will remain confidential.

Lawsuit against DiCaprio dismissed

Lawsuit against DiCaprio dismissed

Rediff.com1 Oct 2004

BharatPe, PhonePe amicably settle trademark disputes over 'Pe' suffix

BharatPe, PhonePe amicably settle trademark disputes over 'Pe' suffix

Rediff.com27 May 2024

Financial technology (fintech) firms PhonePe and BharatPe announced on Sunday that they have settled long-standing legal disputes regarding the use of the trademark with the suffix 'Pe' in their brand names. The settlement concludes five-year-long legal disputes across multiple courts. Both companies have decided to withdraw all opposition against each other in the Trade Marks Registry.

Tax fraud lawsuit filed against Cristiano Ronaldo

Tax fraud lawsuit filed against Cristiano Ronaldo

Rediff.com13 Jun 2017

In a statement, the prosecutor's office said Ronaldo had knowingly used a "business structure" created in 2010 to hide his income in Spain from his image rights.

Armstrong settles $3 million lawsuit over bonuses

Armstrong settles $3 million lawsuit over bonuses

Rediff.com21 Nov 2013

Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has reached a settlement with an insurance company over $3 million in performance bonuses paid to him from 1999 to 2001, his spokesman said on Wednesday.

Cong seeks dismissal of lawsuit in 1984 riots case in US court

Cong seeks dismissal of lawsuit in 1984 riots case in US court

Rediff.com7 Mar 2014

The Congress has approached a United States court in New York seeking dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a Sikh rights group over the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, saying American courts do not have subject matter jurisdiction over the case.

US court disqualifies Donald Trump from 2024 US presidency

US court disqualifies Donald Trump from 2024 US presidency

Rediff.com20 Dec 2023

Colorado election officials have said the matter needs to be settled by January 5, which is the statutory deadline to set the list of candidates for the GOP primary scheduled for March 5.