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Judge hits Emma Sleep with $18M penalty, half of what ACCC sought
A judge has hit mattress retailer Emma Sleep with an $18 million penalty after it admitted to repeatedly misleading consumers about discounts, saying the ACCC's proposed $36 million was not needed to achieve deterrence, noting there was no financial loss to consumers.
Did Woolworths pull wool over customers’ eyes with Oreo price? ACCC says yes
For two years the Oreo Family Pack cost a Woolworths customer $3.50, until the biscuits were bumped to $5 in late 2022. Three weeks later, the product appeared on the shelves as a 'Prices Dropped' special, selling for $4.50. Inflation, Woolworths says. Deception, says the ACCC.
Class action alleges Pfizer knew of Depo-Provera’s brain tumor risks
US drug maker Pfizer has been hit with a class action alleging it knew or ought to have known about the increased risk that patients who used its injectable contraceptive Depo-Provera could develop brain tumors.
Woolworths manager says baby food ‘before’ price contingent on deal
A Woolworths manager has admitted he wouldn't have been content to sell Nestle's Ceralac at the advertised 'before' price of $6.50 in the absence of the product's listing on the supermarket chain's Prices Dropped program.
Light & Wonder hit with class action over theft of Aristocrat’s trade secrets
Gaming company Light & Wonder has been hit with a securities class action over disclosures about its Dragon Train poker game, after an employee's theft of rival Aristocrat's trade secrets led to litigation that settled for $190 million.
Sportsbet wants class action to give up pre-retainer comms with firm
Sportsbet has argued that the lead plaintiff in a class action over alleged unlawful in-play betting services should hand over communications he had with his solicitor before he signed a retainer. 
Ampol offers to divest more sites to win approval for $1.1B tie-up with EG
Ampol has offered to divest 41 sites to win ACCC approval for its $1.1 billion acquisition of EG Australia, after the regulator started a phase two review into the tie-up.
Woolworths exec denies price increases a ‘whistlestop’ before drops
A Woolworths executive facing cross-examination in the ACCC's case over alleged illusory discounts has denied that price increases were anything other than a reaction to inflation and a “tsunami” of supplier cost increase requests. 
James Hardie may face competing shareholder class actions
A second law firm has launched a shareholder class action investigation into James Hardie's alleged inadequate disclosures about troubles in its North American fiber cement unit in a market guidance for the 2026 financial year.
Woodside settles greenwashing case brought by Greenpeace
Environmental group Greenpeace won't take its case alleging Woodside misled the public by greenwashing its oil and gas projects to trial, after a judge tossed a similar case against Santos in February.