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Virgin Australia dodges lawsuit by passengers served perfume water
Virgin Australia has defeated a lawsuit brought by two passengers who were served water which allegedly contained perfume, with a judge finding that their subsequent medical issues were not caused by the “tainted” water.
Futura Resources unit loses appeal of R&D tax offsets over coking coal project
A unit of coal mining company Futura Resources has failed to convince the Full Federal Court to allow it to register a 2012 coking coal mine investigation conducted in Central Queensland for a research and development tax offset.
SC Johnson, Reckitt squash dispute over Raid Max ads
Reckitt Benckiser has resolved its lawsuit against US consumer goods giant SC Johnson over allegedly misleading ads touting its "can't miss" Raid Max insecticide, just months after a judge criticised Reckitt's "excessively literal and strained" reading of the ads.
Raid bug spray maker SC Johnson mulls strikeout bid to swat Reckitt’s case over ads
US-based consumer goods giant SC Johnson & Son has foreshadowed a bid to strike out a case filed by Reckitt Benckiser over its Raid Max insecticide ads after a Federal Court judge found Reckitt had a "weak" prima facie case.
Reckitt’s ‘weak’ case dooms bid to kill Raid Max ads
A judge has dismissed an attempt by a Reckitt Benckiser unit to block Raid insect spray ads by rival SC Johnson , saying the consumer goods giant had a "weak" prima facie  case based on "excessively literal and strained" interpretations of the ads.
ACCC appeals loss in Employsure case over Google ads, keywords
The ACCC has lodged an appeal after a judge threw out its case against Employsure alleging the specialist workplace relations consultancy duped small businesses into signing long-term contracts via several Google ads that promised free workplace advice which appeared to be government-affiliated.
Employsure defeats ‘untenable’ ACCC case over Google ads, keywords
The ACCC has lost its case against Employsure alleging the specialist workplace relations consultancy duped small businesses into signing long-term contracts via several Google ads that promised free workplace advice which appeared to be government-affiliated.
Lawyer plans complaint to legal watchdog against Banksia team over fees in second class action
The legal watchdog in Victoria will be asked to probe potential misconduct against the legal team behind the controversial Banksia Securities class action for their fees in a separate class action, which last year settled for $40 million.
James Cook University wins appeal of $1.2M judgment for sacked climate-skeptic professor
An appeals court has sided with James Cook University in its appeal of a ruling awarding $1.2 million to sacked climate skeptic professor Peter Ridd, saying the academic's right to express unpopular views was "necessarily constrained".
Employsure files lawsuit seeking docs ahead of ACCC trial
Employsure has made an eleventh hour courtroom bid to access documents held by the Fair Work Ombudsman, just days before trial is due to commence in ACCC proceedings alleging the workplace relations company engaged in unconscionable conduct towards small business clients.