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Takata airbags class action against Volkswagen fails again
A class action against Volkswagen over allegedly deadly Takata airbags has failed a second time after an appeals court found “a merely speculative” risk of rupture was not enough to find the vehicles unacceptable.
ACCC calls for $10M penalty against Honda for misleading customers
The consumer regulator has asked a judge to impose penalties of almost $10 million  against Honda Australia for misleading the customers of two former authorised dealerships, a penalty up to 10 times what the car maker says it should pay.
Mere mention of Viagra doesn’t equal harassment, court finds
A judge has found that the mere mention of the drug Viagra in the workplace does not constitute sexual harassment, in a lawsuit brought against retail chain Bing Lee.
EY hits back at lawsuit by former APAC director
EY has responded to a lawsuit by a former Asia Pacific director who claims she was fired after making complaints of bullying, harassment and discrimination.
Jones Day nabs partner from Ashurst for energy practice
Global law firm Jones Day has recruited two partners for its growing energy practice, including a former Ashurst partner.
Monsanto to attack decades of science in Roundup class action, court told
On the first day of a seven-week trial, the applicant in a class action against Monsanto has taken aim at the agrochemical giant’s “same old approach” to undermining decades of evidence it says demonstrates the cancer-causing properties of popular weed killer Roundup.
Nine’s stories on surgeon the ‘opposite of public interest’, court told
A top orthopaedic surgeon and former NSW Australian of the year has argued in his defamation case against Nine that stories detailing his alleged negligence misled the public about medical issues and were the “opposite of public interest” journalism. 
Roberts-Smith’s case an abuse of process, Fairfax tells court in costs bid
Former SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith should pay all costs reasonably incurred by Fairfax in successfully defending itself in his defamation case, which took more than 100 trial days and was an abuse of process, a court has heard.
Solicitor found in contempt for withholding passwords from watchdog
A Melbourne lawyer has been found guilty of two counts of contempt of court for failing to share logins and passwords to his firm's computer records to an auditor appointed by Victoria's legal watchdog.
Bayer’s Monsanto takes Roundup class action to trial
Agrochemical giant Monsanto is digging in for a fight in a class action over its alleged carcinogenic weed killer, Roundup, having refused to budge in mediation despite a $16 billion settlement in the US.