The Commonwealth of Australia has resolved its claims against pharmaceutical giant Wyeth over the price it paid to list Effexor on the PBS, months after a high stakes trial wrapped up.
Medical device maker American Medical Systems, which is facing a class action over allegedly faulty pelvic mesh implants, has taken a page from the Ethicon pelvic mesh defence playbook, calling on the court to restrict the dates for group membership.
Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has accused Senator David Leyonhjelm of using parliamentary privilege and fabricated remarks to shut down a defamation case she lodged in August.
Liquidators for Dick Smith don’t want potential group members in two class actions against the failed retailer to learn about a new registration deadline by email, saying it would amount to spam and harassment.
A Federal Court judge has stayed a $2.6 million award against QBE Insurance (Australia) to cover losses related to the 2014 collapse of steel product manufacturer Independent Tube Mills in 2014.
A federal judge has lit a fire under the law firm leading the Westpac life insurance class action, saying if it wanted to apply for a stay while the bank appeals his common fund order, it should do so “immediately”.
Motorola has slammed an attempt by Hytera Communications to limit discovery in a long-running patent dispute between the companies, saying documents withheld by the Shenzen-based radio manufacturer come nowhere close to being state secrets protected under Chinese law.
A South Korean biotech company has filed an appeal with the Federal Court after an Ashurst partner succeeded in opposing the company’s proposed patent for a genome editing technology.
Food manufacturer Goodman Fielder has shot back against claims by rival Conga Foods that six of its trade marks for pasta products should be deregistered for non-use.
The battle over competing shareholder class actions against failed sandalwood oil producer Quintis is heating up, with law firm Gadens launching a bid to shut down the case brought by Bannister Law, attacking its rival’s experience and resources.