US judge dismisses $10 billion racial discrimination lawsuit against McDonald's
Dec 01, 2021 21:07 pm UTC| Law Economy Business
Media entrepreneur Byron Allens $10 billion lawsuit against McDonalds Corp for racial discrimination was dismissed for lack of sufficient factual evidence to show intent on the defendants part. Allen alleged that...
Folgers sued for overpromising the number of cups each can of coffee makes
Nov 30, 2021 22:54 pm UTC| Law Economy Business
A Missouri man has sued Folgers in the US District Court in Kansas City, alleging that the coffeemaker had grossly misrepresented the number of cups of coffee that each can of its ground coffee can make. Mark Smith...
New law to protect commercial value of celebrities' names and images
Nov 30, 2021 22:52 pm UTC| Law Economy Business
A new law gives public figures the right to demand reparations if they suffer financial damage when someone is illegally using their name or pictures. According to the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), the new...
Korea Communications Commission hints action against Netflix
Nov 30, 2021 22:23 pm UTC| Economy Business Law
South Koreas broadcasting and telecom regulator Korea Communications Commission (KCC), implied willingness to work with its overseas counterparts in getting content providers such as Netflix to pay network fees. Netflix...
Ridesharing firm Uber resolves trademark dispute with NY-based Uber ad agency
Nov 29, 2021 19:55 pm UTC| Law Economy Business
New York marketing agency Uber Inc agreed to dismiss its trademark infringement claims in Manhattan federal court against rideshare company Uber Technologies and its advertising partner Adomni over plans to display ads on...
Seoul court rules in favor of Tesla in specifications upgrade lawsuit
Nov 29, 2021 14:57 pm UTC| Law Economy Business
The Seoul Central District Court ruled against customers who filed a lawsuit against the local unit of U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc., demanding reparations of 10 million won per person. The plaintiffs claim...
Customer in Indonesia threatens to sue KFC for deceptive chicken sandwich ad
Nov 26, 2021 22:35 pm UTC| Economy Business Law
A KFC store in Indonesia had agreed to settle allegations of deception by a customer through mediation and abide by his four demands, including the company feeding orphanages for a month. The customer Erwin Sandi...
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