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Mylan wants injunctions against Sun Pharma, Cipla over generic cholesterol drug
Mylan has renewed calls for a temporary injunction against Sun Pharma pending an appeal of a ruling invalidating its patents for Lipidil, and has sued a second generic drug maker, Cipla, over the cholesterol-lowering medication.
AFT agrees to temporary injunction over new Maxigesic ads
AFT Pharmaceuticals has agreed to a court order temporarily restraining it from distributing point of sale material containing updated claims that its painkiller Maxigesic is more effective than other over-the-counter medications.
High profile barrister steps aside in Gayle defamation appeal
Leading defamation barrister Bruce McClintock, SC, has stepped down from representing cricketer Chris Gayle as an appeal by three media organisations against a $326,000 payout gets locked in for a June hearing.
Westpac wants court to raise the bar for ‘personal advice’ finding
Westpac has followed ASIC's lead, launching a separate appeal to a ruling that it provided financial advice but not personal advice as part of a campaign encouraging customers to roll over external superannuation accounts.
Boehringer hits Teva with counterpunch in inhaler patent battle
German pharmaceutical company Boehringer has struck back at a patent lawsuit brought by Teva, filing a cross-claim alleging Teva is threatening to infringe three of its patents related to its blockbuster inhaler Spiriva with the planned launch of a competing inhaler in Australia.
Travelex faces $1.3M lawsuit by former managing director
A former managing director at global foreign exchange giant Travelex has filed a lawsuit against his former employer, seeking over $1.3 million in compensation and damages.
Piper Alderman heads to mediation in dispute with female partner accused of bullying
A senior female partner at Piper Alderman will go into mediation this week with representatives of the firm's partnership to try to resolve her sex discrimination lawsuit, which alleges a group of equity partners have used baseless complaints of bullying to try to push her out.
GetSwift weighs bid to toss law firm from ASIC action
GetSwift has warned it may seek an injunction blocking Johnson Winter & Slattery from acting as instructing lawyers to the corporate cop in its enforcement action against the logistics company, saying the firm provided advisory work for it last year.
Maurice Blackburn loses appeal over ATO bill on Black Saturday class action payout
Maurice Blackburn has lost a long-running fight with the Australian Taxation Office over a tax bill on two massive class action settlements secured by the firm for thousands of Black Saturday bushfire victims.
Kelly O’Dwyer’s challenge to firefighter EBA could cause a ‘revolution’, FWC says
An appeal by federal Minister for Jobs Kelly O'Dwyer for review of a decision approving an enterprise agreement she clams unlawfully discriminates against female firefighters by restricting employees from working part time could, if successful, be revolutionary, the Fair Work Commission said Wednesday.