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Johnson & Johnson hit with class action over cold and flu medications
Class Actions 2024-12-20 6:16 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Johnson & Johnson has been hit with a class action for allegedly pushing ineffective cold and flu medications containing phenylephrine onto customers for decades.

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Limitations defences not relevant to new claims in Victoria class actions, court told
Class Actions 2024-12-20 11:04 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action against Toyota Finance has argued it can add new claims that are out of time because Victorian courts cannot factor in the loss of limitations defences in deciding whether to allow amendments. 

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Landmark $50M settlement over Meta’s Cambridge Analytica scandal
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2024-12-17 1:34 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Facebook owner Meta has agreed to pay $50 million to settle action by the privacy commissioner over the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

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Qantas to pay $120M to settle ground crew outsourcing case
Employment 2024-12-17 11:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

Qantas has reached an agreement to pay $120 million in compensation to 1,800 ground crew staff who were found to have been illegally sacked.

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Ex-EY partner’s reputation ‘only thing of value to him’, court told
Tax 2024-12-17 4:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An ex-EY partner accused of pocketing $700,000 in commissions in a tax loss scheme wants to vindicate his reputation at trial but is weighing whether to keep his silence, a court has heard.

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Ten, Lisa Wilkinson still locked in dispute over $1.8M in Lehrmann costs
Defamation 2024-12-16 11:06 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Eight months after a judge dismissed a defamation case by Bruce Lehrmann, Network Ten and journalist Lisa Wilkinson are still bickering over her $1.8 million legal bill.

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Court rejects ‘misconceived’ bid to expand Reject Shop class action
Class Actions 2024-12-13 11:04 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has refused a bid to expand the group membership in an underpayments class action against discount retailer The Reject Shop, saying it was based on a misconceived premise. 

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Senior counsel for Super Retail execs withdraws, citing ethical concerns
Employment 2024-12-12 12:48 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Senior counsel for two former Super Retail executives has withdrawn on the final day of a hearing in the case, saying it was against his conscience to continue acting.

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Sacked execs’ claim about settlement ‘fanciful’, says Rebel Sport owner
Employment 2024-12-12 11:52 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Super Retail has rejected as “fanciful” a claim by two former executives that they reached a binding oral settlement with their employer after their dismissal in May. 

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Sydney University to pay $23M to underpaid staff in agreement with FWO
Employment 2024-12-12 11:14 pm By Christine Caulfield

The University of Sydney will pay $23 million to over 14,000 current and former workers who were underpaid over an 8-year period as part of a deal with the Fair Work Ombudsman.

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