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VW must hand over docs on Dieselgate’s impact on car prices
A Federal Court judge has ordered Volkswagen to produce documents related to its calculations on how its emissions cheating scandal could affect car prices.
Woolworths bags $100M shareholder class action
Woolworths has shot back at claims in a shareholder class action that it breached its continuous disclosure obligations, saying the lawsuit doesn't allege there was material information it should have disclosed to shareholders in advance of its downward revision of a 2015 profit guidance.
Ray White promised agents riches, then axed them, suits say
Real estate group Ray White has been hit with lawsuits by two sacked directors of its projects unit, who claim they turned down profit-sharing job offers from industry rivals for lucrative, long-term employment with the family-owned agency that lasted seven months.
Court urged to reject $35M Westpac settlement with ASIC
Former Solicitor-General Justin Gleeson, SC, told a Federal Court judge Wednesday to reject a proposed $35 million deal between ASIC and Westpac, saying the bank should pay at least $100 million if it committed the responsible lending breaches alleged by the regulator.
AMS loses bid to restrict group size in pelvic mesh class action
The judge overseeing a class action against American Medical Systems over allegedly defective pelvic mesh implants has rejected the medical device maker's bid to alter the start date for a sub-group of class members.
Heinz drops appeal in sugary kids snacks case
H.J. Heinz Company has dropped its appeal of a ruling that it marketed its sugary snacks to kids as healthy, after the ACCC won a fraction of the $10 million fine it sought for the consumer law violations.
ACCC to act as intervenor in Nature’s Care case over Australian Made logo
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has successfully escaped a lawsuit by a Chinese vitamin company Nature's Care after arguing it had been wrongly "dragged" into the case.
Public hospital operators face class action over Aussie guarantors
Public hospital operators in NSW have been hit with a class action over a practice of forcing non-resident patients ineligible for Medicare cards to find Australian citizens to be guarantors before they are treated.
Hastie liquidators pick two test cases over unpaid bills, but stay bid coming
Liquidators for the collapsed Hastie Group will pursue test cases against two construction companies in their legal fight against more than two dozen major builders over tens of millions of dollars in unpaid bills, but an application is looming to halt the proceedings pending the outcome of a High Court challenge.
Bannister Law off Ford class action in wake of funder feud
Bannister Law has withdrawn from a class action it filed against Ford over allegedly defective Powershift transmissions following a dispute between the firm and the litigation funder that's backing the case.