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Boeing instructor who refused COVID jab was unfairly terminated: FWC
Employment 2023-01-17 10:37 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A Boeing Defence instructor who was sacked for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccination has won an unfair dismissal case, with the Fair Work Commission finding it was “harsh and unreasonable” for Boeing to fire him while he was in the running for another role at the company.

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Law firms team up in class action-style complaint over Medibank data breach
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2023-01-16 2:15 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Three class action law firms have joined forces to run a landmark data breach complaint against Medibank, seeking compensation for up to 9.7 million affected customers. 

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Downer wins pre-litigation docs in $25M spat with Alinta over Pilbara gas project
Energy & Natural Resources 2023-01-16 3:13 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Mining company Downer EDI has won its bid to review documents between Alinta Energy and a superintendent who allegedly acted improperly in a spat over a $208 million solar gas hybrid project in the Pilbara region. 

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Body of work: 3D printed cadaver patent faces legal challenge
Intellectual Property 2023-01-01 11:17 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An Adelaide digital printing firm has brought a case against two healthcare companies in the United States, challenging a patent for producing 3D printed, artificial cadavers used in medical training and research. 

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Class action against WA on behalf of fine defaulters trashed
Class Actions 2023-01-10 2:13 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Western Australian government has won its bid to strike out a class action that seeks damages for alleged discrimination against First Nations Australians detained for unpaid fines.

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Settlement in RMS Engineering class action wins court approval
Employment 2023-01-09 2:51 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has approved a settlement in a class action against Queensland-based RMS Engineering and Construction alleging it refused to give staff meal breaks and threatened those who complained about excessive hours.

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Firm to drop class action against Philips over recalled sleep apnea devices
Class Actions 2022-12-20 4:08 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Philips Electronics will not face a class action in Australia over recalled sleep apnea machines that contained a foam component that could  degrade and cause consumers to inhale dangerous chemicals, after the law firm running the litigation decided to drop the case.

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Insurer Bond & Credit Company fires cross-claims at Greensill
Insurance 2022-12-20 2:58 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Insurer Bond & Credit Company is seeking to join Greensill Group to three lawsuits over the financing firm’s $1.7 billion collapse in March 2020, while Greensill has foreshadowed its own cross-claims against Insurance Australia Group.

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Pokemon No! Gaming company sues over unauthorised NFTs
Intellectual Property 2022-12-20 5:27 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Pokemon Company has taken an Australian business to court for allegedly threatening to release Pokemon non-fungible tokens for use in an augmented reality game without the copyright owner’s permission.

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‘Predatory and flagrant’: Debt collector A&M Group to pay $800,000 in ASIC case
Financial Services 2022-12-20 3:00 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered debt collection agency A&M Group to pay $800,000 after it allegedly harassed and coerced debtors by repeatedly contacting family, friends and employers and claiming they could face imprisonment.

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