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Judge says Zoetis horse vaccine class action fails to connect dots
Class Actions 2018-12-20 1:05 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has slammed an amended pleading in a class action against Zoetis by horse owners who claim the pharmaceutical company made misleading claims about its Hendra virus drug, saying it presents an “insuperable difficulty”.

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Sanofi denied injunction in injector pen patent dispute
Intellectual Property 2018-12-19 11:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has denied Sanofi’s bid to block Alphapharm from listing its insulin injector pen on the Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme, saying Sanofi has not established a strong enough case of infringement to justify granting the injunction.

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GetSwift class notice delayed as law firm told to get ‘house in order’
Class Actions 2018-12-19 10:59 pm By Miklos Bolza

A law firm on the losing end of a landmark ruling over competing shareholder class actions against GetSwift has argued that a proposed opt-out notice to group members should wait until after its High Court appeal. And the judge will let the firm make its argument, after hearing that the winning law firm has been, in his words, “sitting on its hands”.

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As trial looms, who owns ‘Love is in the Air’ copyright up in the air
Intellectual Property 2018-12-19 9:00 pm By Miklos Bolza

The judge overseeing a lawsuit against Air France over the alleged unauthorised use of the song “Love is in the Air” will have to weigh who owns the rights to the disco hit.

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ACCC wins access to Trivago docs over website, ad changes
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-12-19 8:36 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Hotel booking aggregator Trivago, which last month admitted to breaching the consumer laws over its travel accommodation rankings, has lost a bid to keep secret internal documents that detail why the company made changes to its website and rejigged its advertising.

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Treasury Wine can’t get costs for stayed class actions, court told
Class Actions 2018-12-19 4:36 pm By Miklos Bolza

Treasury Wine Estates can’t claim its legal costs in defending against two stayed shareholder class actions because the terms of a settlement in a third class action barred the company from recovering anything from group members in related cases, a court has heard.

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Judge picks winner in BHP class action contest
Class Actions 2018-12-18 11:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has chosen a winner in a battle of law firms vying to run a massive shareholder class action against BHP over the fatal collapse of a dam at its Brazilian mine, saying the funding arrangement behind the successful case would best serve class members.

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Telstra loses challenge to ‘Empires end’ ad ruling
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-12-18 11:41 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Telstra has lost an appeal of a ruling that rival Optus’ “Empires End” advertising campaign was not misleading or deceptive.

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MFS execs lose appeal over $147.5M in misused funds
Financial Services 2018-12-18 5:56 pm By Miklos Bolza

Three former executives of failed Gold Coast finance company MFS Group have lost their challenge to a ruling that they misappropriated $147.5 million in funds prior to the company’s collapse.

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Hytera ordered to hand over ‘stolen’ Motorola code
Intellectual Property 2018-12-18 5:33 pm By Miklos Bolza

Hytera Communications has been ordered to hand over source code that Motorola Solutions claims was stolen by three employees who jumped ship between the companies.

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