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Judge approves $212.5M toxic foam class action settlement
A judge has given his blessing to a landmark $212.5 million settlement of three class actions over the use of allegedly toxic firefighting foam at government military bases despite a “large number” of objections.
Judge slams ‘deficient’ explanation behind $2.9M penalty in ACCC, HealthEngine case
A penalty hearing in the ACCC's case against health booking company HealthEngine over misleading online reviews has been adjourned after a judge criticised the parties' joint submissions as "deficient" for failing to explain how a proposed $2.9 million penalty had been arrived at.
Game over: Sony to pay $3.5M for misleading PlayStation representations
Gaming giant Sony has agreed to pay a $3.5 million penalty to settle proceedings brought by the ACCC for making misleading consumer representations to purchasers of PlayStation games.
Bupa drops lawsuit against aged care regulator on the heels of $6M penalty
Bupa Aged Care has dropped a lawsuit challenging a directive by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission that it claimed overlapped with proceedings brought by the ACCC in which it was recently ordered to pay a $6 million penalty.
‘More extraordinary by the moment’: Reckitt slams AFT bid to reopen Maxigesic case
AFT Pharmaceuticals is seeking to reopen a lawsuit against Reckitt Benckiser over ads for its painkiller Maxigesic after judgment was delivered in the matter, claiming the judge's declarations contained an error, an argument slammed by Reckitt as "extraordinary".
Dover ignored lawyers’ warnings about ‘misleading’ client policy, court hears
Former Dover Financial director Terry McMaster on Monday admitted to personally drafting a so-called client protection policy described by a judge as an "exercise in Orwellian doublespeak", as the court heard evidence that the defunct financial firm ignored red flags raised by two law firms about the policy.
ACCC steps up probe of Qantas’ Alliance stake amid uncertainty for airlines
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said competition by smaller airlines was essential 'now, more than ever' as the airline industry undergoes a major upheaval due to the coronavirus and the administration of Virgin Airlines, and vowed to continue its probe of Qantas' 19.9 per cent stake in Alliance Airlines.
Judge should have thrown out taxi driver class action, Uber tells appeals court
Uber has once again attempted to put the brakes on a landmark class action which alleges the ride-sharing giant engaged in a conspiracy to steal business from taxi and limousine drivers across four states, telling a court of appeal that the trial judge wrongly departed from prevailing laws.
Box Hill Institute ordered to alert students to class action over aviation course
Vocational education provider Box Hill Insitute must notify current students that their aviation course is the subject of a class action, which claims the licences students obtained through the institute did not provide them with the requisite knowledge or training to obtain a commercial pilots licence.
Essential Energy loses bid to block preliminary discovery for potential class action
Essential Energy has lost its appeal of a ruling granting preliminary discovery for a potential class action over the 2018 Tathra bushfire in New South Wales.