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Mt Arthur Coal, Chandler Macleod to face suit over 150 instances of alleged bullying
Employment 2024-06-04 11:29 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has allowed a coal mine truck driver to bring claims as much as five years out of time against Mt Arthur Coal and Chandler Macleod over alleged bullying by a colleague, finding the delay in bringing the case was justified by a period of disability which left the worker “severely impaired in her capacity to pursue any litigation”.

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Domino’s faces threat of shareholder class action
Class Actions 2024-06-03 11:02 pm By Sam Matthews

Domino’s is facing a potential shareholder class action for allegedly misleading the market about its expected performance in Japan. 

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Judge OKs $100M Colonial class action settlement, questions ‘strange’ funding agreement
Superannuation 2024-06-03 11:11 pm By Sam Matthews

The judge overseeing a consumer class action against wealth manager Colonial First State Investments has given the green light to a $100 million settlement, but questioned a $23.1 million cut to funder Augusta under a “strange” funding agreement.

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Neurim’s claim for additional damages survives in Circadin patent case
Intellectual Property 2024-06-03 11:48 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has upheld Neurim Pharmaceutical’s claim for additional damages against two generic drug companies found to have infringed its patent for insomnia drug Circadin, despite the company’s failure to comply with an earlier ruling.

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Crown Resorts to benefit from class closure and should foot part of the bill, judge says
Class Actions 2024-05-31 11:00 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has ordered Crown Resorts to share the costs of soft class closure with the plaintiff in a shareholder class action accusing it of lax anti-money laundering compliance, saying that soft class closure ahead of mediation was in the interests of both parties. 

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Legal Aid lawyer loses appeal in pregnancy discrimination case
Discrimination 2024-05-31 2:54 pm By Sam Matthews

A solicitor has lost her bid to appeal a decision which found Legal Aid NSW did not discriminate against her by declining to offer her a new temporary employment contract while she was on pregnancy-related leave.

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Court OKs Cosmetic Institute class action settlement, signs off on $8.9M payout to lawyers
Class Actions 2024-05-30 8:25 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has approved a $25 million settlement in a class action against a group of surgeons who worked for the Cosmetic Institute, including a $8.9 million payout for the lawyers that ran the seven-year-old case, saying the deduction from the settlement was reasonable given the “very significant discount” applied to the legal bill.

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Judge gives vent to class action pet peeves in approving $1M Axsesstoday settlement
Class Actions 2024-05-30 11:11 pm By Sam Matthews

Approving a settlement between insurers and group members in an investor class action against lender Axsesstoday, a judge has aired his frustration with expansive confidentiality provisions and deeds that “misapprehend the nature of the court’s role” in dealing with group members’ claims. 

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Otsuka defends validity of injectable Abilify patent, accuses Sun Pharma of infringement
Intellectual Property 2024-05-30 2:19 pm By Sam Matthews

Otsuka Pharmaceutical has hit back at suit filed by Indian generics company Sun Pharma seeking to invalidate its patent for blockbuster antipsychotic Abilify, filing a cross-claim seeking to restrain Sun Pharma from infringing the patent with a generic version of the drug.

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Honda’s abandonment of dealership model not unconscionable, judge finds
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-05-29 11:17 pm By Sam Matthews

A Melbourne car dealer has largely lost a consumer law case against Honda Australia over its decision to abandon a dealership model, but is set to receive compensation for over 2,600 new vehicles it could have sold if Honda hadn’t ended its five-year contract early.

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