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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.
Qantas flight attendant can appeal sacking over Manhattan martinis
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A former Qantas flight attendant who lost his job after getting drunk on peach martinis while off duty in New York City has won leave to appeal a decision that his dismissal was not unfair.
ACCC to act as intervenor in Nature’s Care case over Australian Made logo
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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
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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.
Geoffrey Rush grilled about tongue emoji on day 2 of defamation trial
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Geoffrey Rush was cross-examined at length on Tuesday about the meaning behind a text he sent to colleague Eryn Jean Norvill that included an emoji with its tongue sticking out, during the second day of trial in the defamation case against Nationwide News.
Slater and Gordon wins $12.7M in fees in Provident class action
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The NSW Supreme Court has approved a $44.25 million settlement of two class actions against the trustees of failed debenture issuer Provident Capital, including $12.8 million in legal fees for Slater and Gordon and $4.3 million for funder Litman Holdings.
Hastie liquidators pick two test cases over unpaid bills, but stay bid coming
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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.
Appeals court to hear BMW common fund challenge in Takata class actions
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A NSW Supreme Court judge said Monday it will refer to the Court of Appeal a challenge by car giant BMW to a common fund order proposed by law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan for its six class actions over Takata airbags.
Geoffrey Rush ‘demonised by untruths’, court told at start of defamation trial
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Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush has told a court he endured “the worst 11 months” of his life following the publication of two Daily Telegraph articles that accused him of inappropriate behaviour toward his co-star during a 2015 production of King Lear.
Funding deals that short-change class members ‘unsustainable’, says judge
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Class action funding arrangements that siphon off large percentages for commissions and legal fees are “unsustainable”, Federal Court Justice Michael Lee said Monday.