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Juno challenges validity of patent for Pfizer’s pain drug Dynastat
Intellectual Property 2019-11-12 9:44 pm By Christine Caulfield

Australian drug maker Juno Pharmaceuticals has hit back at claims it is infringing the patent for US-based Pfizer’s post-operative pain killer Dynastat, saying the patent is invalid.

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Pfizer takes Sandoz to court for info on Enbrel biosimilar
Intellectual Property 2019-11-12 5:51 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Pfizer, maker of the blockbuster rheumatoid arthritis biologic Enbrel, has taken generic drug maker Sandoz to court for information on its Enbrel biosimilar, after winning a bid for preliminary discovery against Samsung Biopis to pursue a possible infringement case over the same drug.

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Settlement reached in NSW ambulance privacy class action
Class Actions 2019-11-07 1:24 pm By Miklos Bolza

A class action against the NSW government over a contractor who took private details of 130 ambulance workers to on-sell to personal injury law firms, including Bannister Law, has settled.

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Country Care, prosecutors to battle it out over cartel charges ahead of trial
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-11-06 8:31 pm By Miklos Bolza

Mobility equipment provider Country Care Group will fight for the dismissal of three charges brought by federal prosecutors in the country’s first criminal cartel case against an Australian business.

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Expanded class definition tossed in Ethicon pelvic mesh class action
Class Actions 2019-11-01 9:42 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Federal Court judge has reversed a prior ruling expanding the class in a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson unit Ethicon over allegedly defective pelvic mesh implants, saying he had “no confidence” new group members would have sufficient opportunity to opt out before judgment is delivered in a few weeks.

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Court may scrap expanded class definition in Ethicon pelvic mesh case as judgment looms
Class Actions 2019-10-30 10:52 pm By Miklos Bolza

An impending judgment in the long-running class action against Johnson & Johnson unit Ethicon over allegedly defective pelvic mesh implants has sent the parties scrambling about opt out notices and the Federal Court considering reversing prior orders that expanded the group definition.

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Insurers may get dragged into class action over ‘botched’ breast implants
Insurance 2019-10-25 9:03 pm By Miklos Bolza

Cosmetic Institute director Dr Eddy Dona has flagged that he may drag insurers of his now collapsed medical chain into a class action brought against him and the company over allegedly botched breast implants.

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Kymab to attack Regeneron’s mice experiments in human rat patent case
Intellectual Property 2019-10-24 7:39 pm By Miklos Bolza

UK biopharmaceutical company Kymab may attack experiments done by US biotechnology giant Regeneron creating genetically modified mice with splices of human genomes, as it defends its proposed patent for a human rat.

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Ex-Prime Trust director Wooldridge seeks court approval to manage companies despite recent ban
White Collar 2019-10-24 6:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Former health minister and Prime Trust director Michael Wooldridge wants court approval to manage four corporations, despite a recent ruling from the Full Federal Court that reimposed a ban on him and three other former directors of the collapsed retirement village for violations of the Corporations Act.

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Monsanto faces class action in Australia over Roundup weedkiller
Product Liability 2019-10-21 10:25 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Agricultural giant Monsanto is facing a class action in Australia over the marketing of its Roundup weedkiller, after being hit with a landmark US$ 2 billion verdict in the United States.

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