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Caterpillar pounces on Puma’s ‘procat’ trade mark
Intellectual Property 2019-07-23 9:57 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A catfight has broken out between construction equipment and workwear maker Caterpillar and sneaker giant Puma, with Caterpillar arguing Puma’s ‘procat’ trade mark is deceptively […]

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Fitch settles investor class action over credit ratings on toxic SCDOs
Exclusive 2019-07-19 10:56 am By Christine Caulfield

Fitch Ratings has agreed to settle the last of the investor class actions in Australia flowing from the global financial crisis, a court heard Friday. […]

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Uber Eats makes restaurant contracts easier to swallow after ACCC scrutiny
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-07-17 3:53 pm By Christine Caulfield

Uber Eats will overhaul its contracts with restaurants after an investigation by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission found the agreements unfairly favoured the food […]

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Judge ‘troubled’ by bid to extend class closure order in UGL shareholder action
Class Actions 2019-07-15 10:26 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge overseeing a class action against engineering company UGL has agreed to extend a class closure order to give the parties a second chance […]

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ACCC launches safety review of baby sleep products after US deaths
Product Liability 2019-07-12 4:00 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has launched a safety review of bouncers, rockers and inclined sleep products for babies after at least 74 infant […]

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Actor John Jarratt’s defamation case against Daily Telegraph to move forward following rape acquittal
Defamation 2019-07-08 10:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A defamation case brought by Wolf Creek actor John Jarratt against the Daily Telegraph will now proceed, following his acquittal last week on rape charges. […]

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Referee to weigh in on costs in $42M Murray Goulburn class action settlement
Class Actions 2019-07-05 9:35 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Federal Court judge has appointed a costs referee in a shareholder class action against two units of dairy co-op Murray Goulburn over a 2016 […]

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Ex-CBA exec facing criminal charges ordered to hand over docs in US lawsuit
White Collar 2019-07-02 9:03 pm By Amelia Birnie

A former Commonwealth Bank executive facing criminal commercial bribery charges has been ordered to hand over a number of documents in a US lawsuit brought […]

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AMS doubles down on defence in vaginal mesh class action
Class Actions 2019-07-01 11:33 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Medical device manufacturer American Medical Systems has reasserted that it cannot face claims under Australian consumer laws over its allegedly defective vaginal mesh products because […]

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Lawyer tries to question costs in Sirtex class action settlement
Class Actions 2019-06-26 8:21 pm By Amelia Birnie

A self-described “vigilant lawyer against big companies” has attempted to make submissions regarding the costs incurred in the Sirtex shareholder class action settlement, with legal […]

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