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The top litigation law firms of 2022
Adam Hochroth 2023-03-03 6:35 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Lawyerly’s Litigation Law Firms of 2022 racked up precedent-setting victories in a year that continued to see major developments in class action law.

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Trivago hit with $44.7M penalty for ‘highly misleading’ hotel deals
ACCC 2022-04-22 10:49 am By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has slapped Trivago with $44.7 million in penalties for a “startlingly misleading” rankings system used on its travel comparison website from which it reaped $53 million.

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Meta, Instagram lose appeal bid to arbitrate startup’s competition case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-02-04 1:58 pm By Christine Caulfield

An appeals court has dismissed a second attempt by Meta and Instagram to shut down a misuse of market power case by a Melbourne-based social media startup.

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Injunction against Facebook doesn’t clash with competition watchdog’s orders, judge says
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-10-27 5:04 pm By Bianca Hrovat

A court has shut down Facebook’s renewed push to cut off Melbourne-based content strategists Sked Social from posting on Instagram on behalf of its clients, with a judge saying the social media giant’s justification for varying the injunction order was “flimsy and possibly strategic”.

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Facebook still California dreaming in legal battle with startup
Appeals 2021-02-04 3:50 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Facebook and its subsidiary Instagram are pushing for a competition dispute brought by an Australian social media startup to be heard on their home turf in the state of California.

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Facebook, Instagram waived right to arbitrate startup’s competition case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-12-23 6:41 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Facebook and its subsidiary Instagram have lost a bid to shut down a lawsuit brought by an Australian social media startup, with a judge finding the digital giants relinquished their right to move the dispute to California.

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Facebook, Instagram to seek stay of competition case by Aussie social media startup
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-04-15 4:26 pm By Miklos Bolza

Facebook and its subsidiary Instagram will call for a stay of a Federal Court competition lawsuit brought by an Australian social media startup as it seeks to arbitrate the matter under Californian law.

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Trivago appeals ruling it misled customers with hotel listings
ACCC 2020-03-10 12:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Hotel booking aggregator Trivago has appealed a ruling that it misled consumers about its cheapest price promise by arranging listings according to payments it received instead of the hotel room price.

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Facebook, Instagram to be barred from locking out users of Aussie social media startup
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-01-29 2:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge is expected to issue a temporary injunction Thursday barring Facebook and Instagram from blocking users who are customers of a Melbourne-based social media startup that has accused the companies of trying to quash competition.

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Trivago misled hotel booking customers to boost income, court finds
ACCC 2020-01-21 11:48 am By Miklos Bolza

Hotel booking aggregator Trivago misled consumers about its cheapest price promise by arranging its listings according to payments it received instead of the actual hotel room price, a court has found.

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