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A BHP subsidiary has won a reprieve pending appeal of a Fair Work Commission decision that found it acted unreasonably when it failed to consider alternative work for an incapacitated miner.
Lexapro maker squares off with generics in latest IP battle
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The maker of the anti-depressant Lexapro faced off Monday against Apotex, Aspen Pharma and Sandoz at a court hearing over the rights to make generic versions of the top-selling product, with a barrister for Lundbeck slamming the three companies’ defence that their drugs were different.
Ethicon plaintiffs win post-trial bid to expand class
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The applicants in a class action against Johnson & Johnson over allegedly defective vaginal mesh products have won court approval to expand the size of the class and seek an order blocking the sale of devices that don’t include a proper warning.
Quinn Emanuel looking at class action against insurer JLT
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Global insurer Jardine Lloyd Thompson could be hit with a class action over allegations that local councils across Australia paid excessive premiums for its advice.
White King maker fined $700,000 over ‘flushable’ wipes
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Consumer goods maker Pental Ltd will pay $700,000 in penalties after admitting it misled customers about its ‘flushable’ White King toilet and bathroom cleaner wipes.
Thermomix fined $4.6M for keeping lid on mixer burn danger
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Kitchen appliance company Thermomix has been hit with a $4.6 million penalty for failing to warn customers of the risk of serious burns associated with its high-end mixer.
At S&P class action trial, city treasurer accused of being ‘careless’
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A former treasurer for Coffs Harbour City Council was “careless” for not analysing the financial products he invested millions of dollars of the city’s funds into, a lawyer for ANZ said last week at a class action trial against the bank and US ratings agency S&P Global.
ObjectiVision expert under fire in IP dispute with University of Sydney
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In a long-running intellectual property fight with the University of Sydney, an expert witness for ophthalmic diagnostic device maker ObjectiVision has been grilled in the witness box over a report that claims parts of the company’s AccuMap system was copied.
Rush claims Nationwide grasping for subpoena in defamation case
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A barrister for actor Geoffrey Rush has accused Nationwide News of wanting to change its defence purely to gain access to Sydney Theatre Company documents blocked by an earlier judgment.
Aldi tells court union dodging attempts to resolve driver dispute
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Supermarket chain Aldi Foods has made several attempts to negotiate with its drivers’ union in a long running industrial dispute, but the union refuses to sit down for talks, a court heard last week.