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Elaine Stead awarded $280,000 for AFR’s ‘targeted campaign of offensive mockery’
Defamation 2021-01-27 11:26 am By Miklos Bolza

Venture capitalist Dr Elaine Stead has been awarded $280,000 in her defamation case against the Nine-owned Australian Financial Review after the Federal Court found she suffered hurt and damage to her reputation through a “targeted campaign of offensive mockery” about her role in collapsed investment firm Blue Sky Alternative Investments.

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Oracle account director for ANZ was told he had ‘zero EQ’ before his sacking, lawsuit says
Employment 2021-01-25 6:48 pm By Christine Caulfield

An account director for Oracle is suing the tech company alleging he was fired for making complaints about one of his superiors who allegedly told him he had “zero EQ” and “an innate ability to annoy and anger people”.

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Merck Sharp & Dohme lodges cross appeal in Prevnar 13 vaccine patent spat
Intellectual Property 2021-01-25 4:33 pm By Christine Caulfield

Drug giant Merck Sharp & Dohme has brought a cross appeal in its long-running intellectual property dispute with Pfizer’s Wyeth over the top selling Prevnar 13 pneumococcal vaccine.

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Law firm accused in $27M suit of making unauthorised payments from client’s trust account
Law Firms 2021-01-25 3:23 pm By Miklos Bolza

A national law firm made $3 million in unauthorised payments from a client’s trust account and derailed a $24.3 million land development opportunity, according to a new lawsuit.

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Shareholder secures access to books for possible class action against Orinoco Gold
Restructuring & Insolvency 2021-01-25 3:13 pm By Christine Caulfield

Collapsed gold producer Orinoco Gold could face a class action after a shareholder won access to a raft of company documents to investigate the prospect of a group proceeding to recover losses.

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Cabcharge provider sues Melbourne, Sydney cabbies over trade mark
Intellectual Property 2021-01-25 12:41 pm By Miklos Bolza

The company behind the popular taxi payment system Cabcharge has filed a lawsuit against 11 small taxi businesses accusing them of infringing its trade marks and causing injury to its commercial reputation.

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Former One Nation staffer alleges ex-senator Brian Burston sexually harassed, ‘gaslighted’ her for years
Employment 2021-01-22 10:10 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen

A former One Nation staffer who accused former senator Brian Burston of harassment has told a court that Burston tried to get her to breach a settlement agreement reached after she brought an unfair dismissal claim by leaking details to the media.

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University settles unfair dismissal lawsuit by prominent cancer researcher
Education 2021-01-22 1:33 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The University of Technology Sydney has settled a $744,00o lawsuit brought by an Australian cancer researcher who says she was unfairly terminated after taking multiple periods of leave due to a physical disability.

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$25M settlement reached in Dick Smith class actions
Class Actions 2021-01-22 11:50 am By Cat Fredenburgh

A $25 million settlement has been reached in three long-running shareholder class actions over the collapse of electronics retailer Dick Smith, under which the funders that backed the litigation will not recover their costs and shareholders recoveries will be small.

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Fonterra warned farmers of ‘extreme’ global dairy price volatility, class action defence says
Class Actions 2021-01-21 5:35 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen

Fonterra has hit back at claims in a class action that the dairy giant misled farmers and breached its supply agreements when it slashed milk prices and sought a clawback in 2016, saying it warned farmers of the “extreme” volatility in the market.

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