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An Australian burger chain launched as a tribute to the popular American burger franchise In-N-Out has lost a trade mark infringement lawsuit, with a judge finding its name choice was "deceptively similar" and "cheeky".
Suspended rugby player Jack de Belin has hit the publisher of The Daily Telegraph with a defamation lawsuit over an article, cartoon and tweet that allegedly implied he was a "rapist" and a "despicable person".
Defending a defamation case brought by the head of a group of gay 'pups', Network Ten has argued that a report about an Australian man who died from genital silicone injections was substantially true and in the public interest.
Billionaire and former politician Clive Palmer knew he needed a licence to use Twisted Sister's hit song 'We're Not Gonna Take It' but went ahead and used the song anyway in his political campaign ads because he "didn't like the price," the Federal Court has heard.
The head of a group of gay 'pups' suing for defamation over a Network Ten report investigating the death of his partner from silicone genital injections has told the Federal Court that he was "forced out" of a senior position at Google as a result of the broadcast.
Johnson & Johnson did not adequately warn of the risks of its pelvic mesh implants and is liable to pay damages to thousands of Australian women who suffered severe injuries from the devices, a judge has ruled in a long awaited decision in a class action launched more than seven years ago.
A Federal Court judge has reversed a prior ruling expanding the class in a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson unit Ethicon over allegedly defective pelvic mesh implants, saying he had "no confidence" new group members would have sufficient opportunity to opt out before judgment is delivered in a few weeks.
Network Ten is being sued for defamation for a report that aired on hit TV show The Project investigating the death of an Australian man alleged to have been in a "master/servant relationship" revolving around extreme body manipulation and who died as a result of silicone genital injections.
An impending judgment in the long-running class action against Johnson & Johnson unit Ethicon over allegedly defective pelvic mesh implants has sent the parties scrambling about opt out notices and the Federal Court considering reversing prior orders that expanded the group definition.
A Federal Court judge has expressed disbelief that hundreds of lawsuits are being pursued over allegedly defective pelvic mesh, saying he was "absolutely flummoxed" as to why the law firm leading them hadn't considered filing a class action.