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J&J units seeks discovery for possible lawsuit over chemotherapy drug
Two units of US drug giant Johnson & Johnson have filed a lawsuit seeking preliminary discovery from Juno Pharmaceuticals for a possible patent lawsuit over a popular chemotherapy drug used to treat blood cancer.
Crown Resorts hit with class action over money laundering compliance
Maurice Blackburn has hit Crown Resorts with a shareholder class action alleging the casino giant had lax anti-money laundering compliance systems in place over  a six-year period.
Whistleblower laws don’t apply retrospectively, judge says in ANZ bank trader’s case
A judge has thrown out the portion of a lawsuit brought by an ANZ trader who was sacked in 2015 that was brought under enhanced whistleblower protections that took effect in 2019, saying the civil remedy provisions do not apply retrospectively.
Spotless on the hook for redundancy entitlements after High Court declines special leave
The High Court will not hear cleaning services giant Spotless Group's challenge to a ruling that found it must pay redundancy entitlements to a group of workers it sacked.
Melbourne cafe to hand over $646,000 to court in fee spat with law firm
Bourke Street cafe Barfly's has agreed to hand over $646,250 to the court in trust in an ongoing spat over its legal bills with a law firm that negotiated a $2.4 million settlement for the cafe in a negligence case.
Designer drops ‘ill-advised’ lawsuit over bikini style trade mark
Women's fashion designer Pinnacle Runway has cut its losses and dropped its challenge to a ruling that found a rival's use of the name 'Delphine' to describe a bikini style did not constitute trade mark infringement, after a judge hit the company with indemnity costs for pursuing the 'ill-advised' lawsuit.
High Court to hear challenge to ruling over ‘defamatory’ Facebook comments
Three media companies have been granted special leave by the High Court to challenge a finding that they could be held liable for allegedly defamatory remarks left under news articles they posted on Facebook.
Government to introduce legislation requiring Google, Facebook to pay for news
The Federal government will introduce legislation on Wednesday that will require Google and Facebook to pay news publishers to exploit their content and give them a heads up of major changes to search algorithms.
Funder backs lawsuit against Coca-Cola over drink bottle patent
Litigation funder Omni Bridgeway has thrown its weight behind a David-versus-Goliath legal challenge by an inventor who accuses Coca-Cola of infringing a patent for a drink container and lid used in popular brands such as Mount Franklin water and Powerade sports drink.