Bannister Law has withdrawn from a class action it filed against Ford over allegedly defective Powershift transmissions following a dispute between the firm and the litigation funder that’s backing the case.
The New South Wales transportation regulator in charge of the Sydney light rail project says contractor Acciona Infrastructure is delaying a lawsuit over $1.2 billion in fees for the project by repeatedly ignoring requests for pleadings.
A Federal Court judge on Friday called a request for particulars by Qantas “ridiculous”, during the first hearing in a case brought by mechanics alleging they weren’t pay allowances owed while working on assignment in Los Angeles.
Japanese car parts manufacturer Yazaki will have to pay a $46 million penalty for price-fixing, now that the High Court has refused to hear its appeal of the record competition fine.
Aurizon has won a request to view documents from Qube Holdings in the ACCC’s case alleging it reached an anti-competitive agreement with Pacific National for the sale of its intermodal freight business, as it pushes back against the competition regulator’s claim that there were other buyers vying for the business.
Canada’s Vector Corrosion is suing Australia’s Duoguard and its UK supplier alleging the companies are infringing one of its patents for technology used to prevent corrosion of steel-reinforced concrete.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority has convinced a Federal Court judge that 90 tonnes of oil spilled near the Great Barrier Reef in 2015 came from a vessel operated by international shipping company Globex.
Mobile garbage bin manufacturer Mastec Australia can access documents from a group of city councils and waste management firms to calculate damage it suffered from rival Trident Plastics unlawful copying of its wheelie bin design.
BMW Australia plans to challenge the NSW Supreme Court’s power to create a common fund order spanning six class actions brought against major players in the automotive industry over defective and dangerous Takata air bags.
Australia needs stronger regulation to prevent the country’s major airports from abusing their market power, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said Tuesday.