GlaxoSmithKline has defeated claims by the ACCC that revised packaging for its now-discontinued pain killer Osteo Gel misled consumers. The drug maker will face penalties for earlier violations it admitted to, but the court hinted the damages will be nowhere near the $6 million competitor Reckitt Benckiser faced in a similar case.
A four-day trial against online ticket reseller Viagogo kicked off Monday, with the ACCC describing how the site misled consumers by falsely claiming it was an official ticket vendor, hitting them with a booking fee of around 28 per cent along the way.
Medical device maker American Medical Systems, which is facing a class action over allegedly faulty pelvic mesh implants, has taken a page from the Ethicon pelvic mesh defence playbook, calling on the court to restrict the dates for group membership.