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Gilbert + Tobin escapes Sydney businessman Charif Kazal’s ‘incoherent’ claims
Law firm Gilbert + Tobin has won the dismissal of claims brought by businessmen Charif and Tarek Kazal over an alleged dishonest scheme to rob them of a 50 per cent stake in a lucrative Sydney waste facility that a judge said was "fundamentally incoherent".
P&G says stores will stop stocking its whitening toothpaste if Colgate case isn’t fast tracked
Personal care giant Procter & Gamble has told a court that some of its Oral B teeth whitening products may be taken off retailer’s shelves if its lawsuit, which alleges competitor Colgate-Palmolive made misleading claims that its whitening toothpaste can remove 10 years of stains, is not expedited.
Litigation funder wins access to docs in parking patent dispute against City of Melbourne
The funder backing a patent lawsuit by tech firm Vehicle Management Systems over an invention used by the City of Melbourne to time parked vehicles has been granted extended access to discovered documents in the proceedings.
J&J won’t ask judge to recuse himself from pelvic mesh appeal
Medical device giant Johnson & Johnson has confirmed it will not seek the recusal of a Federal Court judge from a panel overseeing its pelvic mesh class action appeal, despite earlier raising concerns that he had seen privileged settlement communications.
Judges’ schedules to be cleared as court expedites Johnson & Johnson pelvic mesh appeal
The top judge of the Federal Court plans to clear the schedules of three judges at the start of next year so they can hear and decide Johnson & Johnson's challenge of a class action ruling that found its pelvic mesh devices were defective and awarded the lead applicants $2.6 million in damages.
Facebook, Instagram to seek stay of competition case by Aussie social media startup
Facebook and its subsidiary Instagram will call for a stay of a Federal Court competition lawsuit brought by an Australian social media startup as it seeks to arbitrate the matter under Californian law.
Canberra developers settle apartment owners’ class action over $6.3M in GST
The developers behind the Governor Place residential complex in Canberra have reached a settlement in a class action by aparment owners seeking $6.3 million in GST payments on their units.
ACCC strikes out again, loses misuse of market power case against Ramsay Health
A court has tossed a case by the ACCC against Ramsay Health Care claiming that the global hospital group misused its market power by pressuring a group of doctors who planned to open their own day clinic.
City of Melbourne fights damages in parking patent case
The City of Melbourne has rejected a claim for damages for allegedly infringing a patented parking detection system created by tech firm Vehicle Monitoring Systems, saying it was not aware of the existence of two patents underlying the invention.
Judge signs off on $2.6M for lead applicants in Johnson & Johnson pelvic mesh class action
A Federal Court judge has awarded combined damages of $2.6 million to the lead applicants in the Johnson & Johnson pelvic mesh class action, following a landmark ruling in November which found that the pharmaceutical giant did not adequately warn of the risks of the implants.