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Big W worker wins $543,000 after injury sidelines career as paramedic
Employment 2018-08-06 7:40 pm By Christine Caulfield

A Big W worker whose on-the-job injury caused her chronic leg and back pain has won $543,000 in damages against Woolworths after the company admitted breaching its duty to the teenager.

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Victoria’s Secret files lawsuit over knockoff body sprays
Intellectual Property 2018-08-06 11:43 am By Cat Fredenburgh

US lingerie company Victoria’s Secret has brought a lawsuit over the sale of knockoff products that mimic the get-up of its trade marked body care products, ahead of the much-anticipated launch of its first store in Australia.

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Trial delayed as Google asks Unlockd to prove it can pay
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-08-06 11:03 am By Christine Caulfield

Unlockd says its close to finalising litigation funding to pursue its competition case against Google, but the September trial date has been pushed back as the search engine demands a show of proof that the failed startup can pay up if the case goes Google’s way.

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University of Sydney slams ObjectiVision’s ‘outlandish’ damages claims
Intellectual Property 2018-08-03 11:40 pm By Miklos Bolza

Ophthalmic diagnostic device maker ObjectiVision’s amended claims for damages, filed after a 25-day patent hearing, are “outlandish” and “unfair,” the University of Sydney has told the Federal Court.

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Slater & Gordon auditor faces second class action
Securities 2018-08-03 10:57 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Former Slater & Gordon auditor Pitcher Partners has been hit with a class action alleging it signed off on an overly rosy 2015 year-end financial report that failed to disclose risks and impairments the firm faced from its recent acquisition of UK firm Quindell.

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PwC can’t force law firm off Vocation class action after lead applicant death
Class Actions 2018-08-03 9:47 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has dismissed a bid by PriceWaterhouseCoopers to have one of two law firms bow out of a joint class action against the accounting giant after a lead applicant died.

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BHP faces second class action as it seeks to shut down first filed
Class Actions 2018-08-03 9:43 pm By Christine Caulfield

BHP Billiton is facing the possibility of a second shareholder class action over the Fundao dam failure at its mine in Brazil, but the cases may be put on hold pending the outcome of homicide charges against company employees.

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Full Court blocks Plutus tax fraudsters’ bid to have insurer cover legal bill
Insurance 2018-08-03 5:35 pm By Miklos Bolza

The alleged masterminds behind the $130 million Plutus Payroll tax fraud have been barred by the Full Federal Court from using insurance to cover their $300,000 legal bill in two criminal proceedings.

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DoD faces class action over contamination from army base
Class Actions 2018-08-03 8:53 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Shine Lawyers has filed a class action against the Department of Defence on behalf of the town of Katherine alleging it has been “devastated” by exposure to toxic chemicals from a nearby DoD base that have been linked to certain cancers and immune dysfunction.

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Dessert maker Wicked Sister not sweet on trade mark infringement
Intellectual Property 2018-08-02 11:28 pm By Christine Caulfield

Supermarket dessert maker Wicked Sister has brought a trade mark infringement suit against the maker of dipping sauces that this year launched a dessert it branded Wicked Waffle Dippers.

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