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Myer shareholders get second chance to prove loss in class action
Class Actions 2020-02-03 1:15 pm By Christine Caulfield

After failing to persuade the court at trial, shareholders in a class action against Myer have another chance to prove they suffered financial loss after […]

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Facebook, Instagram to be barred from locking out users of Aussie social media startup
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-01-29 2:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge is expected to issue a temporary injunction Thursday barring Facebook and Instagram from blocking users who are customers of a Melbourne-based social media […]

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BlueScope tried to protect ‘invalid monopoly’ by withholding trade secrets, judge says
Intellectual Property 2020-01-14 11:55 am By Miklos Bolza

BlueScope’s decision to hide its trade secrets has doomed its patent infringement lawsuit against South Korean rival Dongkuk Steel, with a judge dismissing the case […]

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Top 10 class action settlements of 2019
Class Actions 2020-01-09 11:21 pm By Christine Caulfield

Companies and other defendants forked over big sums last year to settle more than 20 class actions, with a total of at least $734 million […]

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VW class action judge frowns on bid for common fund order
Class Actions 2019-12-11 11:20 pm By Miklos Bolza

The judge overseeing the settlement approval process in multiple class actions against Volkswagen over the diesel emissions scandal has criticised an application for a common […]

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Glaxo’s HIV drug venture sues Gilead for patent infringement over Biktarvy
Intellectual Property 2019-12-09 10:04 pm By

A specialist HIV pharmaceutical company majority owned by GlaxoSmithKline has launched a Federal Court case accusing competitor Gilead Sciences of selling an HIV-fighting drug that […]

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Judge says High Court did not rule out common fund orders at settlement
Class Actions 2019-12-06 1:58 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court’s ruling Wednesday that judges have no power to issue a common fund order in the initial phases of a class action does […]

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Bellamy’s to pay $49.7M to settle shareholder class actions
Class Actions 2019-11-27 10:05 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Infant food maker Bellamy’s has agreed to pay $49.7 million to settle two shareholder class actions alleging the company misled investors in 2016 about its […]

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Maurice Blackburn ignored Fearless Girl artist’s restrictions on replica, State Street says
Intellectual Property 2019-11-25 9:29 pm By Christine Caulfield

Maurice Blackburn disregarded emails by the artist behind the iconic Fearless Girl statue questioning whether she would be breaching her contract with US asset management […]

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Full Federal Court gets chance to weigh in on market-based causation
Appeals 2019-11-21 4:16 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Shareholders have appealed a ruling that found a “serious problem” with market-based causation and dismissed three cases against the liquidator of failed global financial services […]

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