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Union files FWC challenge after Qantas worker suspended for coronavirus warning
Qantas is facing a Fair Work Commission lawsuit by the Transport Workers' Union after the airline suspended an aircraft cleaner who raised concerns about coronavirus risks.
Melbourne brothel wants order compelling Google to release info on anonymous reviewers
Google has been hit with a third preliminary discovery lawsuit seeking the identity of online reviewers, this time by a Melbourne brothel and escort service seeking to eliminate 11 one-star reviews from the search engine.
Bega did not waive legal professional privilege by probing cancer-stricken witness
Fonterra Brands has been blocked from accessing documents recording a witness statement made and later disputed by Bega's executive chairman, in a dispute between the two dairy companies over a trade mark licence agreement.
Crude joke no valid reason for dismissing ‘larrikin’ mine worker, FWC finds
The Fair Work Commission has found that BHP's decision to fire a mine worker and self-professed 'larrikin' for a single crude joke was unjustified, but the employee's attempts to throw other staff "under the bus" during an internal investigation were valid reasons for the dismissal.
Judge orders graphic warning for Johnson & Johnson pelvic mesh products
A judge has ordered Johnson & Johnson to include a graphic warning on the patient information leaflets and instructions for use that accompany four of its pelvic mesh products, following a class action over the devices which saw the three lead applicants awarded $2.6 million in damages.
Liquidator criticised for ‘inheriting improper purpose’ in seeking to grill NRL boss
A judge has set aside a liquidator's bid for public examination of National Rugby League boss Todd Greenberg and another high-ranking officer, finding the summonses were an "abuse of process" and that the company behind them had entered into liquidation for the sole purpose of grilling the officials.
‘Total war’: Judge rejects Hytera’s new defence in Motorola IP dispute
Calling the complex intellectual property dispute a "total war" between the tech giants, a judge has dismissed a proposed amended defence by Hytera Communications to Motorola's allegations of copyright infringement, finding that the "wholly new case" would derail an upcoming trial in May and push it back by at least a year.
Rural Funds wants $625,000 in damages from US short seller Bonitas
Agricultural fund management firm Rural Funds Management is seeking over $625,000 in damages from US short seller Bonitas Research, which was found by the NSW Supreme Court to have engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct in a report describing RFM's equity as "ultimately worthless" that sent the firm's share price plummeting.
Club denied funding takes legal action in ‘sports rorts’ scandal
Law firm Maurice Blackburn has taken legal action on behalf of a sports club which missed out on funding from a $100 million grants program, in what could be a test case for other clubs that lost out because of the so-called ‘sports rorts’ affair.
Judge keeps competition case against NSW Ports anchored
A maritime development company has failed in its bid to resume its competition lawsuit against NSW Ports, with the Federal Court ordering that the proceedings remained stayed until a similar case brought by the competition regulator is heard.