The litigation funder behind the Federal Court’s precedential ruling that established the first common fund order in an Australian class action has secured a $30.75 million payout in the case.
A Federal Court judge has refused an interlocutory application to split an upcoming trial in a case by the building watchdog against the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union despite both parties agreeing to the move.
If Shine Lawyer’s upper damage estimate of $259 million is correct, the funder backing the Westpac life insurance class action would be entitled to a “windfall” of $77 million, the bank told the Federal Court Tuesday.
Austrian Airlines has resolved a case brought by a brain surgeon who claimed his pinky finger was permanently damaged after it was caught in a fold-out tray table during a flight.
Generic drug giant Actavis Global has reached a settlement with AstraZeneca in a long-running patent dispute over blockbuster cholesterol medicine Crestor that wound its way to the High Court.
A trade mark’s reputation is beside the point in an infringement claim alleging deceptive similarity, the Full Federal Court heard Monday in an appeal of a case involving two of Australia’s biggest meat processing and distribution companies.
E-retailer Catch Group has sued competitor Kogan, saying the online retailer is violating its “catch” trademarks and the consumer law through sponsored links on Google driven by phrases using the word “catch”.
A 64-year-old woman has sued Virgin Australia over injuries allegedly sustained as a result of a bumpy landing on a domestic flight.
The Full Federal Court on Friday dismissed an appeal of a ruling that barred a labour hire company from entering into an enterprise agreement with a small group of employees that covered a larger, more diverse workforce.
A technology company has won dismissal of a Federal Court case alleging its industrial machine safety system that uses laser beams to detect hazards infringed on a patent licensed to a rival.