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Sanofi takes another stab at injunction in injector pen patent case
French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi has appealed a judge's ruling denying its bid to block Alphapharm from listing an insulin injector pen on the Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme.
MP Emma Husar can claim Buzzfeed article implied she’s a ‘slut’
Online news publisher Buzzfeed will have to defend an allegation by Labor MP Emma Husar that an article it published implied she's a "slut", despite never actually using the word to describe the politician.
Ethicon wants class closure order in pelvic mesh case
Johnson & Johnson unit Ethicon is seeking a class closure order in the pelvic mesh class action, as the company prepares to enter mediation.
NSW Ports pans ACCC for ‘vague’ competition case
NSW Ports has criticised the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for expecting the company to file a defence to the regulator's allegations of anti-competitive conduct from a concise statement it panned as "vague".
Court approves $6.7M settlement in MacMahon class action
A judge has signed off on a $6.7 million settlement in a shareholder class action against mining firm MacMahon Holdings that will see group members get $2.4 million, or 35 per cent, of the total sum.
Maurice Blackburn may get $5.8M in $16.4M Cash Converters settlement
Maurice Blackburn stands to walk away with $5.8 million for its work on a consumer class action against Cash Converters that resulted in a $16.4 million settlement.
Contractors may be dragged into Sydney light rail class action
The NSW Government is mulling cross-claims against construction firms ALTRAC and Acciona in a class action alleging the government failed to minimise disruptions from the Sydney light rail project.
Queensland flood class can add evidence after ‘trial by ambush’
A judge overseeing the marathon hearing in the class action over the 2011 Queensland floods has allowed the lead applicant to submit further evidence after it claimed defendant Seqwater engaged in "trial by ambush".
Ex-RFG head hits Fairfax with defamation lawsuit
Fairfax is facing a defamation lawsuit from the former head of franchise giant Retail Food Group, who alleges a series of articles in the Sydney Morning Herald implied he engaged in dishonest business practices, including stealing property from former INXS frontman Michael Hutchence and associating with the mafia.
Quinn’s fees, funder’s cut slashed in Bank of Queensland class action settlement
A judge has taken a hatchet to Quinn Emanuel's fees and the funder's cut in a $12 million settlement of a class action against Bank of Queensland, a settlement which he previously described as one of the "worst" he'd ever seen.