The
first is case is about a settlement case involving the Japanese Auto Maker,
Toyota. The second case is about a lawsuit case filed against a popular social
networking site called LinkedIn. The last case is about a about a copyright
lawsuit filed against Apple in China.
$1 Billion Settlement is Reached Involving Toyota Acceleration Cases
The
giant Japanese Car Maker, Toyota Motor Corporation, agreed for a settlement
worth more than $1 billion involving hundreds of product liability and
negligence lawsuits over acceleration problems in its product vehicles
.
The Company said in a statement that:
The deal will resolve cases involving motorists who said the value of their vehicles was adversely affected by previous recalls stemming from sudden acceleration problems
This case is considered as the largest
settlement in the U.S. history involving car defects. The proposed settlement
is still waiting for an approval from a federal judge.
Pittsburgh Based Man Files Lawsuit Against LinkedIn
Rick D. Senft filed a federal lawsuit against a popular
social networking site LinkedIn. He claims that the company must tell him who
put his name and personal contacts on their website.
The man claims that someone setup a LinkedIn account
using his name without permission and started to include all of his personal
contacts including cell phone number and email address. LinkedIn took down the
account because of dispute but won’t turn over the real identity of its creator
without a court order.
Mr Senft is president of Passavant Memorial Homes that
assists people with developmental disabilities.
Apples Loses Another Copyright Lawsuit In China
Beijing No.2
Intermediate People's Court ruled that Apple Inc. must pay 1 million Yuan
(US$160,400) in compensation for copyright violation to eight Chinese authors
and two companies.
Earlier in the
year 2012, a couple of Chinese authors filed the lawsuit against Apple because
of hosting third party applications that sell unlicensed copy of their books.
They group was seeking 10 million Yuan in damages.
