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Commonwealth Bank wants to shut down one of two rival class actions
Class Actions 2019-03-11 8:21 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has launched a bid to stay a shareholder class action brought by boutique law firm Phi Finney McDonald after the firm retreated from a plan to consolidate its case with a competing class action run by rival Maurice Blackburn.

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Mylan wants injunctions against Sun Pharma, Cipla over generic cholesterol drug
Intellectual Property 2019-03-06 3:17 pm By Christine Caulfield

Mylan has renewed calls for a temporary injunction against Sun Pharma pending an appeal of a ruling invalidating its patents for Lipidil, and has sued a second generic drug maker, Cipla, over the cholesterol-lowering medication.

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Otsuka can press ahead with ‘inconsistent’ defences in Abilify patent dispute
Intellectual Property 2019-02-27 8:38 pm By Miklos Bolza

Otsuka Pharmaceuticals and Bristol Myers-Squibb can retain their defences in an ongoing patent dispute over antipsychotic drug Abilify, after the Federal Court dismissed a strike out bid by the Commonwealth of Australia over the allegedly “inconsistent” pleadings.

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Commonwealth Bank says it shouldn’t pay twice to defend two class actions
Class Actions 2019-02-25 11:54 am By Christine Caulfield

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia wants a judge to ensure it doesn’t get hit with double the cost for work defending two shareholder class actions brought by rival plaintiffs law firms.

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DLA Piper resolves QC’s case over $274,000 in unpaid fees
Business of Law 2019-02-22 12:13 pm By Christine Caulfield

DLA Piper appears to have settled a case brought by a Queen’s Counsel alleging it skipped out on $274,000 in fees because the firm’s client had not paid its bill.

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Allergan snips Botox trade mark case against Self Care
Intellectual Property 2019-02-18 9:17 pm By Miklos Bolza

Pharmaceutical giant Allergan has streamlined its trade mark case against Self Care Corporation, which makes products marketed as Botox alternatives.

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Octaviar class action appeal ‘completely misconceived’, Full Court hears
Class Actions 2019-02-15 10:52 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge’s decision to halt questioning about ASIC emails in a class action trial over the 2008 collapse of finance group Octaviar didn’t shut the case down, the Public Trustee of Queensland has told the Full Federal Court, calling the appeal of the class action’s dismissal “completely misconceived”.

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Halted questioning about ASIC emails warrants Octaviar class action re-trial, court hears
Class Actions 2019-02-14 9:42 pm By Miklos Bolza

Critical emails from ASIC regarding a $250 million loan facility to Octaviar Group before its 2008 collapse were not only overlooked by the Public Trustee of Queensland in its role overseeing the firm’s finances but were wrongly deemed irrelevant by the judge that heard the case, the Full Federal Court was told.

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Sanofi slams judge’s harm assessment in denying injector pen injunction
Intellectual Property 2019-02-08 9:39 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge that rejected a bid by Sanofi-Aventis for an injunction blocking rival Alphapharm from listing an insulin injector pen on the PBS erred in his consideration of the harm it would face, the drug giant has told the Full Federal Court.

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Fairfax won’t drop suit against Network 10 over Boss trade mark
Intellectual Property 2019-02-06 10:54 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Fairfax Media is moving forward with a lawsuit against Network Ten over the alleged infringement of its “Boss” trade mark, even after the TV broadcaster agreed to stop using the name.

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