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Judge orders Hytera to produce US docs in Motorola patent case
Intellectual Property 2018-04-04 3:13 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge overseeing Motorola Solutions’ patent infringement suit against Hytera Communications has ordered the Chinese company to hand over documents in evidence in the companies’ U.S. litigation ahead of producing documents held in China.

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Judge slams class action fee assessors
Class Actions 2018-04-03 11:52 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Federal Court judge has questioned the independence of for-hire fee assessors in class actions, calling their opinions on legal costs “next to useless”.

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Judge rules for Chamberlain in patent case over garage door remotes
Intellectual Property 2018-04-03 11:02 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has fined two companies for selling garage-door remote controls that infringe three Australian patents owned by U.S.-based The Chamberlain Group.

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CFMEU appeals fine over walkout protesting shorts policy
Employment 2018-04-03 10:30 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Construction, Forestry Energy and Mining Union has appealed a penalty handed down last month over a walkout organized in protest of a policy requiring workers to wear long-sleeved shirts and trousers.

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Qantas settles pain-in-the-neck case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-04-03 3:42 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Qantas has settled a lawsuit by a passenger who claims he suffered back and neck injuries after sitting in a faulty seat on a long-haul flight from Sydney to Los Angeles.

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Gadens weighs class action against fund manager Blue Sky
Class Actions 2018-03-29 9:08 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Blue Sky Alternative Investments could be facing a class action after a report by a U.S. hedge fund that found the Australian fund manager had exaggerated its assets under management and the performance of its investments, while also collecting excessive management fees.

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Slater & Gordon considers pelvic mesh class action
Class Actions 2018-03-29 9:04 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Slater and Gordon is mulling a class action on behalf of women who suffered complications after receiving a pelvic mesh implant, in the wake of a damning parliamentary report on the controversial devices.

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Mortgage aggregator can’t halt derivative suit over Macquarie Bank deal
Securities 2018-03-29 11:35 am By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge on Wednesday refused a bid by Australian mortgage aggregator Connective Group to put on hold a derivative lawsuit by a shareholder against the company’s bigwigs over the sale of 25 percent of the business to Macquarie Bank, saying there were no special circumstances justifying a stay.

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ACCC says MYOB bid for Reckon raises competition concerns
Financial Services 2018-03-29 10:56 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has raised concerns about MYOB’s proposed bid for Reckon’s accounting unit, saying it could substantially lessen competition in the market for accounting software.

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Pelvic mesh report calls for medical device registry
Product Liability 2018-03-29 10:37 am By Cat Fredenburgh

A long-awaited congressional report has called for an overhaul of medical device regulation in Australia, in the wake of a system-wide failure to protect women who suffered “devastating” consequences after being implanted with faulty vaginal mesh products.

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