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Sony Abuzz about Trade-mark Suit
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe is facing claims of trade-mark infringement from Buzztime Entertainment, a California-based maker of interactive electronic trivia games that are often found in bars and restaurants...

Case: MicroUnity v. SCEA Settles
Word on the street is that MicroUnity and Sony Computer Entertainment America have settled their ongoing patent dispute regarding Sony's PlayStation products. The two companies have asked for a 30-day stay of all deadlines in the pending litigation in the Eastern District of Texas so they can put the finishing touches on their settlement agreement...

Pulp Business
In 2002, Immersion sued Microsoft & Sony for patent infringement. In 2003, Microsoft settled, with Microsoft paying Immersion $26 million. In a secret codicil, Immersion was to pay a kickback to Microsoft from the proceeds of successfully suing Sony for the same infringement...

Activision Settles Guitar Hero Suit
Hard to find time to blog, what with the steady torrent of press releases and marketing hype on this GTA IV-eve. Apparently, an ever-growing list of concerned citizens would like to remind you that, unlike Trix, GTA IV is definitely not for kids...

"Apple Settles "Millions of Colors" Lawsuit"
Fortune: "Apple Settles "Millions of Colors" Lawsuit": When you?re a company as high profile and as rich as Apple, you get sued for a lot things, from patent infringement (eight cases since January alone, according to Barron?s) to ?sexual harassments with Apple gadgets? (see here)...

Black Crowes going after Gretchen Wilson, Sony BMG
VNU Entertainment News Wire noted on 30 July 08:Lawyers for the Black Crowes have served copyright infringement notices to Gretchen Wilson, TNT, Sony BMG and publishing company J Money Music over the band's 1991 hit "Jealous Again...

Mesothelioma Law Suit
Asbestos Exposure

Sony
to Pay $18.5 Million For Patent Infringment

Sony Lithium Ion Batteries Recalled
Reports of Overheating, Burns and Property Damage

ASMP and Other Visual Artists File Class Action Lawsuit Against Google
Google Faces Class Action for Copyright Infringement

Allstate Settles Bad-Faith Insurance Suit for $4 Million
Allstate Settles Bad-Faith Insurance Suit for $4 Million

Malpractice Suit
Settles for $11.4 Million

The Princeton Review
$2.6 million settlement reached in patent infringement case.