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Woolworths bags $100M shareholder class action
Woolworths has shot back at claims in a shareholder class action that it breached its continuous disclosure obligations, saying the lawsuit doesn't allege there was material information it should have disclosed to shareholders in advance of its downward revision of a 2015 profit guidance.
AMS loses bid to restrict group size in pelvic mesh class action
The judge overseeing a class action against American Medical Systems over allegedly defective pelvic mesh implants has rejected the medical device maker's bid to alter the start date for a sub-group of class members.
Heinz drops appeal in sugary kids snacks case
H.J. Heinz Company has dropped its appeal of a ruling that it marketed its sugary snacks to kids as healthy, after the ACCC won a fraction of the $10 million fine it sought for the consumer law violations.
Qantas flight attendant can appeal sacking over Manhattan martinis
A former Qantas flight attendant who lost his job after getting drunk on peach martinis while off duty in New York City has won leave to appeal a decision that his dismissal was not unfair.
ACCC to act as intervenor in Nature’s Care case over Australian Made logo
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has successfully escaped a lawsuit by a Chinese vitamin company Nature's Care after arguing it had been wrongly "dragged" into the case.
Bannister Law off Ford class action in wake of funder feud
Bannister Law has withdrawn from a class action it filed against Ford over allegedly defective Powershift transmissions following a dispute between the firm and the litigation funder that's backing the case.
Cash Converters to pay $16.4M to settle consumer class action
Cash Converters has reached a settlement on the eve of trial in one of two consumer class actions alleging it engaged in unconscionable conduct by imposing high interest rates on short-term loans.
Domino’s, Precision Tracking lay down swords in battle over GPS patents
Domino's Pizza and Precision Tracking have reached a settlement on the eve of trial in a hard-fought battle by the US pizza giant to invalidate two of the Australian tech startup's patents covering a GPS system that helps customers locate delivery drivers in real-time.
ACCC’s loss in Pfizer misuse of market power case to stand
The High Court has dismissed the ACCC's bid to appeal a Full Federal Court decision upholding a ruling that drug giant Pfizer did not misuse its market power in the months leading up to the expiration of the patent for its blockbuster cholesterol drug Lipitor.
PwC gets court ok to file lawsuit against Vocation
PriceWaterHouse Coopers has received the green light to launch court action to pursue its cross claims against failed educational training company Vocation.