The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has lost its case alleging Kimberly-Clark made misleading representations about its flushable wipes, with a judge finding the consumer regulator failed to provide sufficient evidence to show the wipes caused harm to sewage systems.
The judge overseeing several class actions over the alleged use of toxic foam at government military bases has appointed a special counsel to hear the Commonwealth’s claims that it should be exempt for producing certain documents due to public interest immunity and legal professional privilege.
The A2 Milk Company is appealing a ruling that granted rival Lion Dairy’s opposition to its application to trade mark the phrase ‘True A2″ for its milk products, as it combats efforts by other milk companies to block it from using marks that allegedly imply its products have unique characteristics.
Poppy processor Palla Pharma has agreed to pay $1.125 million to rival Tasmanian Alkaloids t0 settle a lawsuit alleging infringement of two innovation patents for high codeine-concentrated poppy.
Indonesian national airline Garuda is appealing a $19 million price-fixing fine, the second largest penalty in the ACCC’s decade-long global cartel case over air cargo price-fixing.
Two lawyers that recently left the intellectual property boutique where they worked for a combined 40 years to set up their own firm are now facing a courtroom battle with their former employer.
AMP is a facing a second class action for allegedly charging excessive fees on more than two million superannuation accounts, setting up another potential class action beauty pageant.
The former directors of Murray Goulburn, who admitted in proceedings brought by the ACCC to aiding in false representations the dairy co-op made to farmers about the farmgate milk prices it would pay during the 2015-16 season, are now facing a separate lawsuit by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
Mortgage provider and Brisbane Broncos sponsor Firstmac has hit fintech giant Zip Co with a lawsuit for allegedly infringing its “Zip” trade mark.
ANZ Bank has secured a stay of the corporate cop’s civil penalties proceeding over disclosures related to its $2.5 billion equity capital raising while it fights criminal cartel charges related to the controversial share placement.