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Ex-Aristocrat design head to pay up for copying docs containing trade secrets
Intellectual Property 2024-10-16 11:52 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Gaming giant Aristocrat has settled a suit brought against its former head of design, who admitted to copying a “substantial” number of documents containing the company’s sensitive trade secrets.

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Treasury Wine to pay $65M to settle long-running class action
Class Actions 2024-10-14 9:35 am By Christine Caulfield

Treasury Wine Estates has agreed to pay $65 million to settle a shareholder class action that was set down for a seven-week trial beginning Monday.

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Flex commissions class action against ANZ settles for $85M
Financial Services 2024-10-04 10:51 am By Cindy Cameronne

A class action against ANZ over alleged predatory lending practices has settled for $85 million, while two related cases against Westpac and Macquarie are set to go to trial this month.  

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ANZ, OnePath to pay $50M in super class action settlement
Settlement 2024-10-03 11:19 pm By Christine Caulfield

Big Four bank ANZ and superannuation trustee OnePath will pay $50 million to settle a class action brought on behalf of super members allegedly charged excessive fees.

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ANZ, OnePath reach 11th-hour settlement in class action
Class Actions 2024-10-02 11:43 pm By Christine Caulfield

A settlement has been reached on the eve of trial in a class action against ANZ and OnePath alleging they slugged super fund members with excessive fees.

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Merivale reaches new class action settlement after first deal scrapped
Class Actions 2024-09-26 2:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Hospitality giant Merivale has reached a revised settlement in an employment class action, five months after the lead applicant’s unusual move to renege on an earlier deal.

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Appeal filed to set aside $112M Robodebt class action settlement
Appeals 2024-09-25 11:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

An appeal is seeking to set aside the $112 million Robodebt class action settlement to bring new claims on the back of damning revelations in a royal commission report.

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PNG lawyer settles defamation case against ABC over $117M fraud allegations
Defamation 2024-09-16 11:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Lawyer Samson Jubi has settled his defamation case against the ABC over stories he claims accused him of defrauding $117 million meant to benefit villagers after PNG’s largest mine disaster. 

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Ex-AMP exec settles defamation suit against The Australian publisher
Defamation 2024-09-12 10:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

AMP’s former head of advice has settled defamation proceedings over a story in The Australian that suggested he misled ASIC during the banking royal commission. 

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Mesoblast reaches settlement in class action over COVID-19 treatment
Class Actions 2024-09-09 12:57 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Mesoblast has agreed to settle a shareholder class action centred on statements to the market about its Remestemcel-L treatment, resolving claims it misrepresented the efficacy of the therapy for COVID-19 patients.

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