Schlagwort-Archive: US-Gesetze
USA und unerlaubte Werbung per Telefon / sms
Auch in den USA ist mit Unerlaubter Werbung nicht zu spassen – insbesondere wenn auch noch eine Sammelklage drohen kann. Hooters, the nationwide sports bar and restaurant chain, became the latest high-priofile company to be hit with a class action … Weiterlesen
Social Media / – US-Rechtsfälle
OM 12_31 Report of the Acting General Counsel Concerning Social Media Cases.docInteressantes zu Social Media und Rechtsfälle in den USA: OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL / Report of the Acting General CounselConcerning Social Media Cases updated report from the Acting … Weiterlesen
Most Ridiculous Lawsuits: Parent of student sues Texas School for the Deaf over frequent flier rewards
A woman has sued the Texas School for the Deaf, contesting its policy of keeping airline travel perks earned when students, including her daughter, fly. The state-supported boarding school serves deaf students from across Texas and pays for airline tickets … Weiterlesen
Gestaltung von Verträgen mit Bezug zum US-Recht / Systemunterschiede
Verträge und ihre Ausgestaltung zwischen deutschen und US-amerikanischen Firmen bedürfen einer guten Vorbereitung, da jede Partei ein aus ihrem anders strukturierten Rechtssystem resultierendes Verständnis mit sich bringt. Während der deutsche Unternehmer viele seiner Geschäftsvorfälle in BGB und HGB geregelt findet, … Weiterlesen
Most Ridicuous Lawsuits: Accountant Claims Working For This WPP Agency Is Pure Hell
An accountant formerly employed at WPP agency I-Behavior, which tracks consumer purchase data, says her job was so stressful she was hospitalized twice, and that she was forced out of her job after her doctor told her the pressure at … Weiterlesen
US-Kartellverfahren gegen Apple und u.a. Holtzbrinck
United States v. Apple, Inc., Hachette Book Group, Inc., HarperCollins Publishers L.L.C., Verlagsgruppe Georg Von Holtzbrinck GmbH, Holtzbrinck Publishers, LLC d/b/a Macmillan, The Penguin Group, A Division of Pearson PLC, Penguin Group (USA), Inc., and Simon & Schuster, Inc.; alle … Weiterlesen
Most Ridiculous Lawsuits: Long Island cop’s mistress suing Nassau County over affair
She had an affair with a cop — and now she wants taxpayers to foot the bill. The mistress of a married Nassau County cop — who enjoyed more than 100 nights with him while he was on duty — … Weiterlesen
Most ridiculous Lawsuits: Kellogg class-action settlement rejected by federal appeals court
The pact, involving allegations that Kellogg made false health claims about Frosted Mini-Wheats, was rejected because a three-judge panel said lawyers‘ fees were too high. © By Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times A federal appeals court Friday rejected a class-action … Weiterlesen
Future Industries of America, Inc. v. Advanced UV Light GmbH
On October 18, 2011, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeal for Second District in upheld a forum selection clause granting jurisdiction to a German court, as well as a choice of law clause dictating that the contract should be governed … Weiterlesen
Augstein v. Leslie
Plaintiff, a citizen of Germany filed an action in New York to enforce and collect on a $1 million reward offered by Defendant, rapper and resident of New York, for return of a laptop computer and hard drive that was … Weiterlesen
