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‘Optimistic’ judge calls for talks in competing class actions against Boston Scientific
Class Actions 2021-04-19 5:37 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has urged the parties in two pelvic mesh class actions against Boston Scientific to come up with a “pragmatic solution” to the competing proceedings filed in the Federal and NSW Supreme courts.

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Novartis wins injunction to stop generic version of blockbuster MS drug, for now
Intellectual Property 2021-04-12 2:51 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Swiss drug giant Novartis has secured an injunction temporarily blocking drug maker Pharmacor from launching a generic version of the company’s top-selling MS drug Gilenya in Australia.

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Johnson & Johnson asks High Court to review landmark pelvic mesh ruling
Product Liability 2021-04-09 2:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Johnson & Johnson unit wants the High Court to review the Full Federal Court’s rejection of its challenge to a landmark class action ruling that found the company’s pelvic mesh implants were defective and that it failed to adequately warn about their risks.

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J&J unit hit with second class action over pelvic mesh products
Class Actions 2021-04-07 9:06 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon unit is facing a second class action over its allegedly defective pelvic mesh products, following a landmark ruling that found the drug company did not adequately warn about the devices’ risks.

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Plastic surgeon named in breast implants class action locked in legal battle with insurers
Insurance 2021-03-29 2:51 pm By Miklos Bolza

A court has ordered Avant Insurance to supply certain documents to a plastic surgeon seeking coverage for legal costs of defending a class action against The Cosmetic Institute over allegedly “incompetent” breast augmentation surgery.

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Juno and Bristol-Myers Squibb suffer losses in Revlimid patent war
Intellectual Property 2021-03-25 1:58 pm By Miklos Bolza

A patent battle between Juno Pharmaceuticals and Bristol-Myers Squibb over the blockbuster drug Revlimid has seen both sides suffer early losses, with a judge dismissing strike out and summary dismissal applications by the drug makers.

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UNSW accused of firing professor who complained of sex discrimination
Employment 2021-03-24 9:27 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The University of New South Wales has been taken to court by a former tenured professor who alleges she was terminated after making complaints about discrimination against female academics, bullying and misuse of her intellectual property.

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Boston Scientific hit with second class action over pelvic mesh products
Class Actions 2021-03-22 11:36 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Boston Scientific has been hit with second class action on behalf of women who were implanted with allegedly defective pelvic mesh devices, just two weeks after the Full Court tossed an appeal to a landmark ruling that put Johnson & Johnson on the hook for millions in damages for failing to adequately warn patients about the risks the products carry.

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‘Disturbing number of similarities’: Judge slaps interim injunction on ‘RestQ’ trade mark use
Intellectual Property 2021-03-17 8:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has issued an injunction temporarily barring use of the RestQ trade mark on sleep products sold by Martin & Pleasance because of a “disturbing” number of similarities with the marketing and appearance of an established competitor’s Rescue natural sleep aid product.

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Junior doctors in Victoria launch class action over unpaid overtime
Class Actions 2021-03-16 2:10 pm By Miklos Bolza

Victorian public healthcare provider Peninsula Health has been hit with a class action brought by junior doctors who claim they were deliberately unpaid despite working a significant amount of overtime each week.

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