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Generic Health wins ‘modest’ cut to Bayer’s $25M damages over Yasmin
Intellectual Property 2018-10-31 11:59 pm By Christine Caulfield

Generic Health has shaved two percent off the $25 million damages awarded pharmaceutical giant Bayer in a patent infringement case over Bayer’s blockbuster oral contraceptive, Yasmin, but the discount is a far cry from the 15 percent it sought on appeal.

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Murray Goulburn weighs cost-capping bid in class actions
Agriculture 2018-10-26 10:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

Murray Goulburn has told a judge it may seek to cap costs in two shareholder class actions that centre on a 2016 profit forecast revision, taking a page from the playbook of baby food maker Bellamy’s.

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Woolworths bags $100M shareholder class action
Class Actions 2018-10-25 9:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Woolworths has shot back at claims in a shareholder class action that it breached its continuous disclosure obligations, saying the lawsuit doesn’t allege there was material information it should have disclosed to shareholders in advance of its downward revision of a 2015 profit guidance.

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Judge stays $2.6M judgment against QBE over steel mill collapse
Insurance 2018-10-18 7:36 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Federal Court judge has stayed a $2.6 million award against QBE Insurance (Australia) to cover losses related to the 2014 collapse of steel product manufacturer Independent Tube Mills in 2014.

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Aurizon wins bid for Qube docs in ACCC case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-10-12 10:54 pm By Miklos Bolza

Aurizon has won a request to view documents from Qube Holdings in the ACCC’s case alleging it reached an anti-competitive agreement with Pacific National for the sale of its intermodal freight business, as it pushes back against the competition regulator’s claim that there were other buyers vying for the business.

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QBE Insurance to pay $2.6M over collapsed steel mill
Insurance 2018-10-09 9:02 pm By Miklos Bolza

QBE Insurance (Australia) has been ordered to pay over $2.6 million in compensation to cover losses after a series of mishaps led to the collapse of steel product manufacturer Independent Tube Mills in 2014.

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AGM denied anti-suit injunction to block ASIC case
Financial Services 2018-09-27 9:41 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has shot down a request by financial services company AGM that the court halt an ASIC  proceeding seeking to revoke its financial services licence while a Federal Court case against it progresses.

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Competing Murray Goulburn class actions look set to co-exist
Class Actions 2018-09-21 2:25 pm By Christine Caulfield

The judge presiding over two shareholder class actions against Murray Goulburn indicated Friday he would likely let both cases proceed jointly to a trial in 2020.

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Shareholders to contest Bellamy’s cost-capping bid in class actions
Class Actions 2018-09-14 2:09 pm By Christine Caulfield

A sought-after court order by organic baby food maker Bellamy’s to limit legal costs in two class actions won’t come without a fight, a barrister for the shareholders said Friday.

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Bellamy’s wants judge to limit costs of competing class actions
Class Actions 2018-09-07 9:28 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A year after the Federal Court issued its important ruling on competing class actions and foreshadowed orders prohibiting duplicative legal fees, the company at the centre of the proceedings — organic baby food maker Bellamy’s — has called on the court to make good on its promise about costs.

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