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Queensland won’t appeal loss in floods class action
The State of Queensland will not appeal a ruling that found it, as well as the operators of two Queensland dams, were negligent in the 2011 floods in the Southeast region of the state that left over 2,000 homes destroyed.
ACCC to get $26.9M boost to crack down on Google, Facebook
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will get an additional $26.9 million to take on Google and Facebook, but the Federal Government will proceed more slowly in implementing some of the more wide-ranging proposals in the regulator's final digital platforms report, including suggested changes to privacy and merger review laws.
Lehman liquidator files $40M lawsuit against Fitch following class action discovery
The Australian liquidator of Lehman Brothers has filed a lawsuit seeking $40 million from Fitch Ratings for assigning too-rosy ratings to toxic financial products sold by the bank, following the discovery of a hidden table in Fitch's rating model by the lawyers leading a now-settled class action against the accounting firm.
Westpac asks High Court to hear personal advice case
Westpac has filed a special leave application with the High Court seeking further clarity on the line between personal and general advice under financial services laws, after an appeals court handed ASIC a significant win in finding the bank violated its duty to act in its customers' best interests during a superannuation rollover campaign.
Gilead says Glaxo venture’s HIV patent invalid
US biotech giant Gilead has struck back at a patent infringement lawsuit brought by a specialist HIV pharmaceutical company majority owned by GlaxoSmithKline, saying the patent at the centre of the lawsuit is invalid.
On The Run faces potential wage underpayments class action
Petrol station convenience store chain On The Run is facing a possible class action over allegations that it has underpaid employees at over 145 stores throughout South Australia.
Group members to get $100 or less under $1.5M ANZ class action settlement
A judge has given the green light to a $1.5 million settlement in a long-running class action against ANZ alleging it slapped customers with illegal fees, with group members expected to get no more than $100 and potentially walking away with "substantially less" than this.
‘Reasonable chance’ of settlement in Dick Smith class actions
There is a "reasonable chance" that two shareholder class actions against failed electronics retailer Dick Smith will settle by February of next year, group members have learned.
ISignthis sues ASX over suspension, says exchange went ‘looking for a problem’
Melbourne-based fintech company ISignthis is taking the Australian Stock Exchange to court for refusing to lift the suspension of its shares and allegedly digging for confidential information to "find a problem".
Engineer blamed for design defects in Opal Tower class action
The construction company behind Sydney's Opal Tower has filed a cross claim seeking $30 million from structural architect WSP Structures over its allegedly faulty building design.