WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Goodman Company, L.P., of Houston, Texas, has agreed to pay a $5.55 million civil penalty and has agreed to other terms of a consent decree (which is ...
Tags: CPSC, Goodman, civil penalty
Asset management company Blackrock has joined a group of Volkswagen shareholders who are bringing a lawsuit against the German automaker over its diesel emissions scandal. Law firm Quinn Emanuel is expected to file complaint on behalf of ...
Tags: Blackrock, lawsuit, Volkswagen
Epistar Corp of Hsinchu Science-based Industrial Park, Taiwan (the world's largest manufacturer of LED epiwafers and chips) has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Adamax Inc (trading as Newhouse Lighting) in the US District Court ...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has initiated legal proceedings against Heinz over nutritional claims made on its Little Kids Shredz infant food range. Little Shredz have been sold in major Australian ...
Tags: young children, Shreadz products
With the increasingly fierce market competition, the increasingly complex product structure and increasingly customers’ demands, how to enhance competitiveness by technology innovation and cost optimization is the common goal of ZF ...
Riddell, Inc., developer of protective sports equipment, apparel and related accessories, filed lawsuits against Schutt Sports, Inc. and Xenith, LLC claiming both helmet manufacturers are infringing several patents covering Riddell’s ...
Tags: Riddell, Protective sports equipment, Schutt Sports, Xenith LLC
US consumer watchdog the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a lawsuit against Volkswagen for deceiving consumers with illegal devices in its cars. FTC said the German carmaker had carried out false advertising campaign to promote ...
Tags: FTC, Federal Trade Commison, Volkswagen, Illegal emission devices
Snyder's-Lance is initiating a voluntary recall for a limited amount of Emerald 100 Calorie Pack Roasted & Salted Cashew Halves & Pieces product, distributed nationwide, due to the possible presence of small glass pieces. This voluntary ...
Tags: Snyder's-Lance, Voluntary Recall
In an ongoing effort to defend its rights and ownership of the Havana Club rum brand and trademark in the US, Bacardi has filed an amended complaint with the US District Court for the District of Columbia. This filing amends the original ...
Tags: Havana Club, Bacardi, US District Court
A complaint over a radio advertisement promoting Aldi Australia’s whisky brand has been dismissed by the Australian Advertising Standards Board. According to the Advertising Standards Board (‘Ad Standards’), the ...
Tags: Aldi, Ad Standards, Complaint
Supermarket chain Sainsbury's has issued a recall of its wholemeal bread after metal pieces were found in loaves. The recall of 45p Wholemeal Bread Medium Sliced and Thick Sliced was made after its supplier made a complaint, reported ...
Tags: Metal Fragments, Bread
Online retailer Snapdeal has landed in trouble for allegedly selling Maggi Noodles online during the period of its ban across five Indian states. A first information report (FIR) was filed by a Jaipur-based lawyer against Snapdeal CEO ...
Tags: Snapdeal, Maggi Noodles
Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson has signed a patent license agreement with Apple. Financial details have not been revealed. Meanwhile, Ericsson has estimated that its overall revenues from intellectual property rights this year ...
Tags: Ericsson, Apple, patent license
Soitec of Bernin, near Grenoble, France, which makes engineered substrates including silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers, says that it is defending its rights in an investigation by the US International Trade Commission (ITC) instituted on 18 ...
Tags: Soitec, SOI, Engineered substrates
The Chief Judge of the International Trade Commission (ITC) validated Converse's intellectual property rights in the iconic Chuck Taylor All Star and supported its right to enforcement, according to a statement from Converse. Converse ...