J&J denies class action’s claims that it sold ineffective cold meds

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Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has denied knowingly selling alleged ineffective medications under its Benadryl, Sudafed and Codral brands, saying research indicated the phenylephrine-containing products worked. 

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Tabcorp settles suit by ex-CEO who was forced out for ‘offensive’ language

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Tabcorp has settled a lawsuit by a former CEO who alleged his coerced resignation over alleged offensive language was inconsistent with a boardroom history of condoning off-colour remarks.

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Cbus admits liability in ASIC death benefit case, faces penalty hearinga

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Super fund Cbus has made admissions in the corporate regulator’s case over long delays in the processing of $20 million in death and disability claims, with the action to progress directly to penalty.

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No IVF discrimination against ‘socially infertile’, says class action defence

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The federal government has hit back against a class action by single women and same-sex couples deemed “socially infertile” and denied Medicare rebates for IVF, denying group members were treated less favourably because of their marital status or sexual orientation.

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Lawyer and wealth guru Dominique Grubisa found unfit to practice

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A tribunal has recommended that lawyer and wealth guru Dominique Grubisa be struck from the roll of practitioners over conduct that included hiring a private investigator to look into another solicitor.

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AFR hits back at Bird’s Basement owner’s defamation suit

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The Australian Financial Review has hit back at a defamation suit by the owner of Melbourne jazz venue Bird’s Basement over articles about a former employee’s now-discontinued suit, saying the articles were a fair report of public documents.

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Shine makes play to vary fee after settlement in EML Payments class action

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Shine Lawyers has come under fire from a judge, after the firm filed an application to materially vary a 24.5 per cent group costs order in a settled shareholder class action against EML Payments.

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‘Egregious’: Judge awards plaintiff $93K in strip search class action against NSW Police

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A judge has ordered the NSW government to pay $93,000 in damages to the lead plaintiff in a class action over police strip searches at music festivals, finding a “conspicuous deficiency” in the training of officers. 

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Class action launched over ‘discriminatory’ Work for Dole program

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The Commonwealth has been hit with a class action on behalf of thousands of Indigenous people living in remote areas who took part in the “discriminatory and unjust” Work for the Dole program.

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Singtel CEO says Optus Triple Zero outage caused by ‘people issue’

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Singtel CEO Yuen Kuan Moon has apologised for a 13-hour outage Triple Zero across three states that has been linked to the deaths of three people, blaming the outage on a “people issue”.

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