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Judge rejects sacked Super Retail Group execs’ settlement claims
Employment 2024-12-23 3:52 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Two Super Retail Group executives’ claims that they were unfairly sacked for making whistleblower complaints will go to trial after they lost their bid to enforce an alleged settlement.

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$56M settlement approved in Monash IVF class action
Class Actions 2024-12-23 3:39 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has approved a $56 million settlement in a class action alleging Monash IVF destroyed potentially viable embryos, including a $10.6 million payout for the firm that ran the case.

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Flemington Properties wins $5M judgment in rent dispute with Ausgrid
Real Estate 2025-01-09 10:39 am By Christine Caulfield

Real estate company Flemington Properties has won $5 million from Ausgrid in a commercial rent dispute, with a judge finding the state corporation was effectively asking the court to rewrite the partiesā€™ agreement.

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No early discovery for likely recovery in $350M suit against Probuild
Construction 2025-01-07 4:28 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The owners of the Werribee shopping centre in Victoria have lost their bid for preliminary discovery related to the likely recovery in their $356 million claim against builder Probuild.Ā 

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Harrolds owners face $10M suit over rent at Collins Street store
Real Estate 2025-01-07 12:03 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The owners of luxury fashion department store Harrolds are facing a $10 million lawsuit over alleged unpaid rent on the business’ flagship Collins Street store in Melbourne.

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Johnson & Johnson hit with class action over cold and flu medications
Class Actions 2024-12-20 6:16 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Johnson & Johnson has been hit with a class action for allegedly pushing ineffective cold and flu medications containing phenylephrine onto customers for decades.

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ASIC, Noumi win appeal in privilege fight over PwC report
Securities 2024-12-20 5:45 pm By Andy Sidler

An appeals court has overturned a finding that food company Noumi waived privilege over a PwC report commissioned by Ashurst, which it produced to ASIC under voluntary disclosure.

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ā€˜In all circumstances unconscionableā€™: ASIC wins case against forex broker
Judgment 2024-12-20 5:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has found that representatives for forex broker Union Standard used unfair tactics to pressure customers to invest in risky financial products and derived most of their revenue from customer losses, said to total $83 million.

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Graincorp class action seeks to bring toxicity claims
Agriculture 2024-12-20 4:44 pm By Andy Sidler

Graincorp may face new allegations in a class action that the use of n-Hexane at an oilseed factory in rural Victoria had an impact on the health of local residents.Ā 

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Judge approves $31.5M settlement in junior doctors class action
Class Actions 2024-12-18 12:59 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has given the green light to a $31.5 million settlement in a class action brought by junior doctors accusing the ACT government and North Canberra Hospital of failing to pay overtime.

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