Companies

Troubled casino giant Start Entertainment has sold off its Sydney events venue to Foundation Theatres for what has been dubbed a fire sale price of $60 million. 

Macquarie Capital has hit back at a class action over an alleged misleading prospectus for Nuix’s $1.8 billion IPO, saying it was entitled as underwriter to rely on the software company's promises.

Engineering firm Monadelphous Group has been awarded new construction and maintenance contracts worth $150 million at a Rio Tinto iron ore mine in the Pilbara region. 

Healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson is facing a new class action alleging it sold talcum powder that was contaminated with asbestos and caused reproductive system cancers in women.

A long-time Nine Network reporter has settled her sex discrimination claims against her former employer.

Pharmaceutical giant Novartis is challenging the loss of its case against Sydney-based generics company Pharmacor over a patent for heart medication Entresto.

A former ANZ trader who was allegedly axed after complaining about manipulation of the bank bill swap rate has largely lost his application to amend his case.

A class action against Allianz over alleged junk add-on insurance has settled for $170 million, with two law firms set to take 25 per cent of the payout under a group costs order. 

Chinese builder Yuanda has settled a lawsuit against its former director that alleged he diverted building contracts, including a project with Lendlease, to his current employer SRG Global. 

CPB Contractors has sued its insurers for their refusal to cover $9.5 million in costs incurred fixing defective road signs on the CityLink extension in Melbourne.