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Sandoz wins stay of $26.3M Lexapro judgment
Generic pharmaceutical firm Sandoz has won a temporary stay of a $26.3 million judgment in a patent case as it awaits a decision by the Commissioner of Patents regarding a licence to make a cheaper version of the bestselling antidepressant Lexapro.
Class action trial against WorleyParsons back on as new judge steps in
Trial in a shareholder class action against engineering company WorleyParsons will be heard by a new judge in late August, six months after it was unexpectedly vacated.
Liquidator loses appeal to block evidence as ATO aims at 10 year ban
An appeals court has dismissed a challenge by Veritas Advisory principal liquidator David Iannuzzi to the admissibility of evidence submitted by the Australian Taxation Office in the agency's case seeking compensation and a 10-year ban.
CIMIC slugged with costs after class action trial vacated
Global engineering firm CIMIC Group has been hit with costs after a last-minute subpoena of three new potential witnesses caused the three-week trial that was due to commence later this month to be vacated.
WorleyParsons class action trial delayed in 11th hour judge swap
The trial in a much anticipated shareholder class action against engineering firm WorleyParsons scheduled to commence this week has hit a roadblock, with a last minute change in the judge that will hear the matter.
Lundbeck earned $51.7M in settlements with generic makers over Lexapro patent
Danish pharmaceutical giant Lundbeck secured $51.7 million in settlements to end infringement litigation with three generic makers over its patent for the top-selling Lexapro, the company has revealed.
Damages fight in infringement case over fruit container patents wraps up
A damages battle in an infringement case over two patents for the ubiquitous plastic produce containers found in grocery stores across Australia is over, with the fight settling ahead of a hearing.
Piper Alderman to defend sex discrimination case by senior female partner
Law firm Piper Alderman said Friday it would defend a sex discrimination case brought by a leading female partner against the firm's partnership, saying it did "not tolerate inappropriate workplace behaviour of any kind".
Leading female lawyer at Piper Alderman sues partnership for sex discrimination
A female Piper Alderman partner has filed a sex discrimination lawsuit against the firm's other partners and has won a temporary injunction blocking the partnership from ousting her.
Court to issue speedy ruling on Sanofi’s second stab at injector pen injunction
The Full Federal Court will issue its judgment Friday in French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi's challenge to a judge's refusal to block Alphapharm from listing an insulin injector pen on the PBS, just two weeks after the court heard arguments in the appeal.