Taste the rainbow: Skittles ‘unfit for human consumption’, lawsuit claims July 17, 2022 Lawyers have claimed that Skittles are “unfit for human consumption”, alleging that the sweets contain a toxin called titanium dioxide. A lawsuit filed late last week in a northern California federal court against Mars Inc has sought class-action status. Skittles fans are “at heightened risk of a host of health effects for which they were [...]
Mazars discriminated against XTX Markets’ Russian owner, lawsuit says August 8, 2022 London trading company XTX Markets is suing accountancy firm Mazars over claims it discriminated against its founder, Alexander Gerko, by refusing to work with the firm due to Gerko’s Russian citizenship. The algorithmic trading firm filed its case against Mazars over the accounting firm’s refusal to provide payroll services to its subsidiary, XTX Markets Technologies, [...]
British tech firm Nanoco considers further Samsung lawsuits in UK and China September 4, 2022 Manchester-based Nanoco is considering further lawsuits in the UK and China as the battle with electronics giant Samsung continues to heat up. The London-listed firm argues that Samsung used its quantum dot technology in its QLED TV without Nanoco’s permission, claiming an infringement of copyright. US regulator the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ruled in [...]
Apple settles £42m lawsuit over MacBook keyboards July 20, 2022 Apple has settled a $50m (£42m) lawsuit over its MacBook keyboards, after claimants said the tech giant knowingly sold unresponsive keyboards products.
Lawsuit seeks compensation for millions of UK energy customers May 11, 2022 Former Ofgas head Clare Spottiswode has teamed up with law firm Scott + Scott to file a blockbuster class action lawsuit in a London court.
Court blocks Mastercard’s bid to exclude three million dead people from collective action lawsuit November 30, 2022 A UK appeals court has blocked Mastercard’s bid to prevent three million dead people from participating in a £10bn class action lawsuit against the credit card company. The UK’s Court of Appeals refused to exclude three million individuals who died after the class-action lawsuit was first filed against Mastercard in September 2016. The decision comes [...]
Exclusive: UK becomes Europe’s leading jurisdiction for class-action lawsuits July 12, 2022 The introduction of “opt-out” claims has seen the UK become the leading jurisdiction for European class action lawsuits, according to new figures from law firm CMS, which show that more than half (54 per cent) of all class action lawsuits filed in Europe over the past five years were filed in the UK. The UK [...]
Former Aston Martin dealers file £150m lawsuit over Valkyrie underwriting September 14, 2022 A couple of ex Aston Martin dealers have launched a £150m lawsuit against the luxury car maker over the underwriting of the Valkyrie model. Switzerland-based Nebula Project AG filed a private arbitration case in London, as it argued that it was owed royalty payments worth 3 per cent, sources told the Financial Times. “We are [...]
Grant Thornton settles £200m lawsuit with Patisserie Valerie’s administrators June 27, 2022 Grant Thornton has settled a £200m lawsuit with Patisserie Valerie’s bankruptcy administrators over its role in the café chain’s collapse. The London headquartered accountancy giant has reached agreement to settle its case with Patisserie Valerie’s administrators out of court, according to the Sunday Telegraph who broke the news. In a statement sent to City A.M., [...]
UK class-action lawsuits against Google, Apple and Sony see value of competition claims surge to £26bn January 9, 2023 The value of UK competition class-actions surged last year, according to new data published today, following the filing of a series of multi-billion-pound claims against some of the world’s biggest tech companies, including Apple, Google and Sony. The value of class-action lawsuits filed in the UK over claims around anti-competitive behaviour surged six-fold over the [...]