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Class actions pile up against 3M
Class Actions 2025-01-22 3:24 pm By Sam Matthews

3M is now facing two class actions in Victoria, after being hit with a case on behalf of ADF members who claim they suffered hearing loss from using defective combat earplugs.

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New class action says 3M sold hazardous PFAS products
Class Actions 2025-01-21 11:48 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Chemical manufacturer 3M is facing a class action alleging it sold products containing hazardous materials known as PFAS without disclosing the risks they posed. 

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Court fight erupts over coverage for cyclone damage to lux Hamilton Island development
Construction 2025-01-23 5:01 pm By Andy Sidler

The owners of a Hamilton Island resort are facing a potentially lengthy legal battle after suing their builder and its insurer over $20 million in allegedly defective rectification works completed after Cyclone Debbie.  The villas owned by Great Barrier Reef Yacht Club Villas were damaged in the March 2017 cyclone, after which Insurance Australia Limited…

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Jones Day grows corporate practice with partners from Hogan Lovells
Corporate 2025-01-22 11:10 pm By Christine Caulfield

Global law firm Jones Day has recruited two corporate partners from rival Hogan Lovells to join its transactions team in Sydney.

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Legal fees to eat up more than half of COVID-19 class action settlement
Class Actions 2025-01-21 10:22 pm By Sam Matthews

Legal fees will eat up more than half of a $3.5 million settlement reached in a class action over deaths at a NSW aged care facility during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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Linktree hit with pregnancy discrimination lawsuit
Employment 2025-01-21 4:26 pm By Sam Matthews

Social media ‘link in bio’ company Linktree has been sued by a former executive who says she was discriminated against because of her pregnancies.

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Drivas plans for add-on to Parramatta Square heritage site refused again
Construction 2025-01-23 11:18 pm By Christine Caulfield

Property developer Drivas has lost its court fight over plans for a nine-storey tower atop the heritage-listed Murrays Building in Parramatta’s Centenary Square.

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Pilatus wins discovery for potential IP suit linked to Air Force contract
Intellectual Property 2025-01-21 11:21 pm By Andy Sidler

Swiss aircraft manufacturer Pilatus has won discovery to pursue a possible copyright claim stemming from a Royal Australian Air Force flight simulator contract.

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Class action can peek at any settlement offers to Land Rover owners
Product Liability 2025-01-21 11:14 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Jaguar Land Rover can’t make an offer to settle the claims of unrepresented group members in a class action over alleged faulty filter systems until after it provides a copy of the offer to solicitors representing the class.

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FWC finds IP Australia patent examiner was not forced to resign
Employment 2025-01-21 11:38 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A patent examiner who questioned IP Australia’s examination processes has lost his appeal of a Fair Work Commission decision that found he was not forced to resign from his job.

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