In a case
about alleged damage to a residential pool by a company hired to clean it, 10 Swinton J., applied the contextual approach mandated by Carioca, and set aside the Master's order dismissing this action for delay.
Not exact matches
Pishevar
alleged in the lawsuit that they orchestrated «a malicious smear campaign, apparently designed to incite false, defamatory, and highly
damaging chatter and gossip
about Mr. Pishevar.»
His lawyers filed two motions in the United States District Court in California, where Daniels sued to get out of the NDA that bars her from speaking out
about the
alleged affair, saying that Daniels has violated the agreement at least 20 times and could be subject to
damages of $ 20 million.
Shortly thereafter, Daniels added a complaint in her lawsuit against Cohen,
alleging defamation when on February 13 he stated in reference to claims of an affair that, «Just because something isn't true doesn't mean it can't cause you harm or
damage,» implying that Daniels is lying
about the affair.
US President Donald Trump is seeking more than $ U20 million ($ 26 million) in
damages from a porn actress who is trying to void a confidentiality agreement that requires her to keep quiet
about her
alleged affair with the US president.
The Justice Department Inspector General
alleges in a
damaging report that former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe inappropriately authorized the disclosure of sensitive information to a reporter and then misled investigators and former FBI Director James Comey
about it on several occasions.
Extracts of the book published last month by the Daily Mail have already made a series of
damaging claims
about Cameron including involvement in a drug - taking environment at university, knowledge of Ashcroft's offshore tax status, and his now infamous
alleged involvement in a bizarre dinner club ritual involving a pig's head.
Curzon - Brown, who's also seeking monetary
damages,
alleges that false and defamatory statements were made
about him and others.
Rob, I've written before
about «government failure» being more widespread and more
damaging than
alleged market failures.
In one case, it appears that the Chinese government may have targeted several Canadian law firms in an apparent effort to derail a $ 40 billion acquisition.11 In another, a firm's managing clerk is
alleged to have accessed inside information
about the firm's clients as part of an insider - trading scheme.12 Also, it recently was revealed that hackers working for the Chinese military targeted one company for information useful in ongoing litigation.13 Failure to secure such data from malicious employees, cyber-attacks, or carelessness can cause drastic reputational
damage as well as liability.
Furthermore, even if the Court was wrong
about the negligence issue, the plaintiff in the negligence action failed to demonstrate that there was a genuine issue for trial on the issue of
damages caused by the firm's
alleged negligence.
Further issues
about (i) the scope of «data» and «personal data»; (ii) the identification of the data controllers and the territorial jurisdiction of the Data Protection Act 1998 (one of the
alleged data controllers was outside the UK); (iii) whether a claim for
damages could be maintained in the circumstances under the Act.
What's fascinating
about this case is that, to date, there have been no known data breaches or cyberattacks actually involving D - Link products and no consumers have experienced any
damages arising from these
alleged technical security vulnerabilities.
Clifford
alleges that the public statement Cohen issued on February 13, 2018, stating that «Just because something isn't true, doesn't mean that it can't cause you harm or
damage,» was reasonably understood by those who read or heard it to concern Clifford and was «meant to convey that Clifford is a liar, someone who should not be trusted, and that her claims
about her relationship with Mr. Trump» are not true.
The issue at stake in Al Rawi was whether the government could secure a closed hearing with special advocates for the major part of a trial
about damages claimed in relation to UK collusion with the
alleged torture of eight detainees by the US in Guantanamo Bay.
Ontario's statement of claim
alleges that the defendant tobacco companies knew
about the addictiveness of cigarettes and the health
damages they caused and deceived the public by misrepresenting the risks.
If you're curious
about the more interesting aspects of the case, you'll find further details at Habitat, including more on the «close personal relationship» as well as specific
damages that Schwartz
alleges.
«The recent revelations regarding Facebook's actual practices with respect to user privacy and data security have severely
damaged the Company's reputation and imposed significant costs on it, including regulatory investigations, lost business, exposure to litigation, and other
damages,» the complaint runs, before going on to
allege that Facebook sought to «downplay concerns
about access to user information» and «continued to assure investors that Facebook maintained effective» internal controls and systems that automatically detected «suspicious activity»».
The Salesperson then filed a lawsuit seeking
damages for an
alleged sexually hostile work environment in violation of Title VII and also for
alleged retaliation by the Brokerage because she had complained
about sexual harassment.
The lawsuit, backed by U.S. - based funding equity Commonwealth Legal Funding,
alleges Centro misled shareholders
about its financial position and seeks
damages on behalf of people who bought Centro stock between Apr. 5, 2007 and Feb. 28, 2008.