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Visa settles competition lawsuit over currency conversion ban
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-01-31 10:01 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Visa has resolved a lawsuit by a fintech founder alleging it misused its market power by banning the use of dynamic currency conversion services in several countries, including Australia and the US.

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Judge OKs $16.4M Cash Converters settlement, but axes scheme administrator clause
Class Actions 2019-01-31 7:51 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has signed off on a $16.4 million settlement of a class action against Cash Converters, but not before scrapping a clause he said tied the court’s hands by making the deal conditional on the appointment of Maurice Blackburn as scheme administrator.

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Mylan loses lawsuit against Sun Pharma over cholesterol drug patents
Intellectual Property 2019-01-31 7:30 pm By Miklos Bolza

Generic drug maker Sun Pharma has emerged victorious in a lawsuit brought against it by Mylan relating to Sun’s plans to launch a generic version of cholesterol drug fenofibrate.

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Jones Day adds partner to Singapore arbitration group
People In The News 2019-01-31 6:59 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

An Australian partner of international law firm Jones Day has moved to the firm’s Singapore office to bolster its growing team of international arbitration specialists.

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Property spruiker Rick Otton drops appeal of record $6M fine
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-01-30 9:54 pm By Christine Caulfield

We Buy Houses’ director Rick Otton has withdrawn his appeal of a ruling that slugged him with a $6 million fine for misleading property investors, the highest ever penalty imposed on an individual for breaches of the Australian Consumer Law.

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Supplier of scalding hot water bottles hit with $415k fine
Chief Justice Debra Mortimer 2019-01-30 7:55 pm By Miklos Bolza

A wholesaler that supplied leaking hot water bottles and exploding candle holders to retailers in Victoria has been fined $415,000 for distributing the dangerous products in breach of the Australian Consumer Law.

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AIG appeals ruling in Kaboko Mining D&O coverage dispute
Insurance 2019-01-30 3:43 pm By Christine Caulfield

AIG Australia has appealed a decision that found it’s liable for covering four former directors being sued by collapsed Kaboko Mining after a failure to repay a US$5.95 million loan allegedly led to the company’s insolvency.

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Court demands greater transparency from ASIC in AMP insurance case
Financial Services 2019-01-30 3:17 pm By Miklos Bolza

ASIC has been ordered to reveal the extent of its communications with experts that are compiling a report central to its case against AMP over alleged insurance churning by one of its former financial advisers.

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Lundbeck loses bid for damages increase in Lexapro patent case
Intellectual Property 2019-01-30 1:19 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Denmark-based Lundbeck cannot recover damages for the alleged infringement of its Lexapro patent by generic drug companies that it dropped its claims against, a judge has found.

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Full Court finds Nichia LED patent claims invalid
Intellectual Property 2019-01-29 10:54 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Full Federal Court has shot down a challenge by Japanese electronics company Nichia Corp. to a ruling that Arrow Electronics did not infringe its patent for a white light emitting device.

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