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4 million Medibank customers affected by data breach
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2022-10-26 11:17 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Medibank’s woes worsened Wednesday as the insurer revealed data for all 4 million of its current and former customers had been accessed during a cyberattack after initially reporting no customer data had been exposed.

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Bayer needs ‘thoughts and prayers’ to make out privilege claim in class action, court told
Product Liability 2022-10-25 11:05 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action against Bayer over its allegedly defective Essure contraceptive devices has admonished the drug manufacturer’s bid to shield emails considered privileged in similar US litigation, arguing “thoughts and prayers” are needed to sustain the claim.

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$27M penalty for ‘extensive and systematic’ failures by CBA units
Financial Services 2022-10-25 11:03 pm By Sam Matthews

Commonwealth Bank units CommSec and Australian Investments Exchange have been ordered to pay more than $27 million for “serious and unacceptable” system failures that led to excessive fee charges for customers.

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Facebook flags potential conflict of interest in cryptocurrency ad class action
Cryptocurrency 2022-10-25 2:45 pm By Sam Matthews

Facebook owner Meta wants to uncover the basis on which crypto tokens have been issued to bankroll a class action over its 2018 ban on cryptocurrency ads, citing the potentially conflicted interests of the self-represented lead applicant.

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ASIC sues Qoin issuer, says crypto-asset could ‘harm consumers’
Financial Services 2022-10-25 12:08 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has brought proceedings against a Sydney-based issuer of Qoin that is also facing a class action, alleging it misled customers about the unregulated and ‘inherently risky’ crypto-asset. 

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Medibank data breach revealed to be wider than first thought
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2022-10-25 3:52 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The fallout from a cyberattack against Medibank continues, with the health insurer revealing sensitive claims data was accessed for customers of its main Medibank branch.

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Kanye West takes beef with Melbourne restaurant to court
Intellectual Property 2022-10-24 9:05 pm By Sam Matthews

Melbourne restaurant College Dropout Burgers has been hit with a lawsuit by Kanye West for allegedly using the controversial rapper’s name and likeness without permission.

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Class action against NAB over Walton collapse can’t add insolvent trading claim
Restructuring & Insolvency 2022-10-24 12:18 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has rejected a bid to add an insolvent trading claim to a $78 million class action over the collapse of Walton Construction, citing “extraordinary” delays in the three-year-old case.

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Judge wants delayed Sydney light rail class action finished by year’s end
Transportation & Infrastructure 2022-10-24 1:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action trial over Sydney’s $3 billion light rail has been pushed off to next month after the applicant’s eleventh-hour amendments, but a judge has warned the parties they should wrap up the case by the end of the year..

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Judge who represented Sydney Trains won’t recuse herself from fight with union
Employment 2022-10-24 11:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has rejected a bid by the Australian rail union to recuse herself from hearing its case against Sydney Trains that seeks approval to deactivate Opal readers amid protracted industrial action, despite having represented the rail operator when she was a barrister last year. 

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