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Judge orders tweak to CBA insurance rort class action
The lead applicants in a class action against two CBA units over allegedly excessive insurance premiums have been ordered to amend their pleadings to expand the group definition and add more detail to their claims.
Mineralogy, ASIC spar in ‘collateral attack’ on Clive Palmer criminal case
Mineralogy is seeking declarations that its 2014 financial statements were true and fair in a court case ASIC has called a "collateral attack" on criminal proceedings brought against Clive Palmer over $12 million spent on his political aspirations.
Clive Palmer agrees to pay indemnity costs in Twisted Sister copyright dispute
Billionaire Clive Palmer has agreed to pay part of Universal Music's costs on an indemnity basis, after a judge found he infringed substantial parts of the copyright for Twister Sister's rock anthem 'We're Not Gonna Take It' and ordered him to pay $1.5 million in damages.
Full Court upholds Sequenom’s win in patent battle over prenatal genetic tests
The Full Federal Court has upheld US biotech company Sequenom's  patent for a noninvasive prenatal genetic test, rejecting rival Ariosa Diagnostic's argument that the patent merely described a way to extract incorporeal genetic information.
HWL Ebsworth’s Juan Martinez wants all partners named in lawsuit, not just him
The managing partner of HWL Ebsworth, who has been targeted in a lawsuit by a former equity partner over the law firm's aborted IPO, is resisting efforts to be named as representative defendant in the case.
Noni B owner must hand over docs sought by ACMA in Spam Act investigation
A judge has ordered Noni B owner Mosaic Brands to comply with a request for documents issued by the Australian Communications and Media Authority in relation to potential violations of the Spam Act.
Judge tosses plaintiff’s case in first Takata airbags class action to face trial
In a major defeat that could affect the fate of six other cases lined up behind it, a judge has dismissed the lead plaintiff's claims in a class action against Volkswagen over deadly Takata airbags.
Royal Caribbean can’t block US lawsuit by White Island volcano victims
A judge has shot down an attempt by cruise giant Royal Caribbean to block victims of the White Island volcano eruption in New Zealand from suing for damages in a US court.
Lawyer to seek ‘no adverse costs’ order in cartel class action against Facebook, Google
The self-represented lawyer behind a $1 billion class action against Facebook and Google over a cryptocurrency ad ban has said he will bring the first "no adverse costs" application to be heard by the Federal Court under the Competition and Consumer Act.
ASIC’s proposed $40M fee disclosure penalty ‘manifestly excessive’, NAB tells court
National Australia Bank has urged a court to impose a $15 million penalty for its five-year failure to adequately disclose its adviser fees, and has argued ASIC's push for a steeper penalty goes too far.