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Alphapharm loses bid for docs in Sanofi injector pen patent dispute
Generic drug maker Alphapharm has lost another bid for documents from Sanofi-Aventis in advance of a hearing on Sanofi's interlocutory application seeking to block the generic drug maker from listing its injector pen on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
First class action to be filed over combustible cladding
The first class action is expected to be filed on behalf of property owners whose buildings are covered with highly combustible polyethylene core cladding.
Class action bigwig beats appeal of misconduct ruling
A leading class action lawyer has defeated an attempt by the Law Society of NSW to revive professional misconduct proceedings against him.
Generic drug cos. win trial against Wyeth over Effexor delay
Wyeth must pay a group of generic drug companies for the harm they suffered after the drug maker won interlocutory injunctions blocking their plans to market an extended release generic version of anti-depressant Effexor, in a ruling likely to have a chilling effect on interlocutory injunction grants in pharmaceutical patent cases.
ACCC probes Kogan over promotion
Online retailer Kogan.com said Monday it's facing an investigation by the ACCC into one of its promotions.
IP lawyers seek to intervene in software patent appeal
A group representing patent and trade mark lawyers is seeking to intervene in a high-stakes appeal over computer software patents.
VW faces class action over Takata airbags
Quinn Emanuel has filed a class action against Volkswagen over cars fitted with defective Takata airbags, the seventh class action filed by the firm in what's been touted as one the largest consumer class actions in Australia.
Appco drops appeal in ‘sham’ contracting class action
Fundraising company Appco Group has dropped its appeal of a judge's decision to let an $85 million wage case against it move forward as a class action.
ANZ to get ASIC probe docs in $2.5B share placement case
ASIC has been given a little over a month to provide ANZ with documents it collected during the course of its investigation into a $2.5 billion ANZ share placement, as the bank, which is facing a related criminal cartel case, mulls whether to file an application to stay the regulator's action.
VW must hand over docs on Dieselgate’s impact on car prices
A Federal Court judge has ordered Volkswagen to produce documents related to its calculations on how its emissions cheating scandal could affect car prices.