Mineral Resources and managing director Chris Ellison have been hit with a $600,000 adverse action suit by a former company lawyer who says she was fired to prevent her from making whistleblower disclosures.
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.Â
A class action on behalf of 700 patients alleging Monash IVF destroyed potentially viable embryos has told a court the majority of late registrants should not share in the $56 million settlement.
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.
The High Court has settled a 16-year battle between the federal government and Sanofi over alleged excess subsidies it paid after a judge blocked the release of a generic version of blood thinner Plavix, saying its job was not to âresurrectâ a dead case.
In a landmark ruling, the High Court has recognised the availability of damages for psychiatric injury caused by an employer’s negligent dismissal process, restoring a $1.4 million award to a former non-profit employee.Â
The Full Court has thrown out a finding that a supporter of Jarryd Hayne was defamed by a Seven social media post that accused him of spitting at a women who accused the rugby player of rape as she left the courthouse.
Medical device maker Bayer has successfully defended a class action over its Essure contraceptive, with a judge finding the evidence fell short of proving the device caused chronic inflammation.
A judge has ordered Honda to pay $13.6 million in damages to dealer Brighton Automotive in a suit over the car maker’s move away from a dealership model.Â
The High Court has ruled that NSW builders cannot point fingers at their subcontractors as concurrent wrongdoers for negligent construction defects under the Design and Building Practitioners Act.