Lawsuits pending, settled, and new.
1. Retailer Forever 21 has threatened to sue Rachel Kane, author of a blog lambasting some of the company's more "unfortunate" designs.
Kane has a disclaimer and numerous links to Forever 21, and even writes weekly posts devoted to Forever 21 items she likes, but the company has given her until June 10 to shut down the blog or face a lawsuit.
New York Magazine
NBC LA
Hat tip: Blog Law Blog
2. A Pennsylvania woman has settled her lawsuit against Disney, for an undisclosed amount. She claimed that during a 2008 visit to Epcot, she was groped by a park employee in a Donald Duck costume.
The Hollywood Reporter
The Mercury
3. A different Pennsylvania woman has sued Dunkin Donuts for allegedly putting sugar in her coffee instead of artificial sweetener. Danielle Jordan, a diabetic, claims the sugar triggered a reaction which ultimately sent her to the hospital with diabetic shock.
The Boston Globe
1. Retailer Forever 21 has threatened to sue Rachel Kane, author of a blog lambasting some of the company's more "unfortunate" designs.
Kane has a disclaimer and numerous links to Forever 21, and even writes weekly posts devoted to Forever 21 items she likes, but the company has given her until June 10 to shut down the blog or face a lawsuit.
New York Magazine
NBC LA
Hat tip: Blog Law Blog
2. A Pennsylvania woman has settled her lawsuit against Disney, for an undisclosed amount. She claimed that during a 2008 visit to Epcot, she was groped by a park employee in a Donald Duck costume.
The Hollywood Reporter
The Mercury
3. A different Pennsylvania woman has sued Dunkin Donuts for allegedly putting sugar in her coffee instead of artificial sweetener. Danielle Jordan, a diabetic, claims the sugar triggered a reaction which ultimately sent her to the hospital with diabetic shock.
The Boston Globe