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Sony skips level in ACCC’s PlayStation lawsuit
ACCC 2019-12-04 3:49 pm By Sydney

A Federal Court judge has vacated a hearing on liability in the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s lawsuit against Sony alleging the entertainment company misled gamers who purchased faulty PlayStation games.

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Clive Palmer ‘didn’t like the price’ of Twisted Sister licence, court hears
Alexander Law 2019-12-04 1:58 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Billionaire and former politician Clive Palmer knew he needed a licence to use Twisted Sister’s hit song ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’ but went ahead and used the song anyway in his political campaign ads because he “didn’t like the price,” the Federal Court has heard.

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Bondi Beach bar sues Aristocrat Technologies over ‘defective’ gaming machines
Aristocrat Technologies 2019-11-29 1:04 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A trendy Bondi Beach bar has dragged Aristocrat Technologies to court for allegedly selling it defective gaming machines that repeatedly froze when customers tried to use them.

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Israel Folau ups damages claim against Rugby Australia to $14M
Adam Hochroth 2019-11-27 9:12 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Former Wallabies player Israel Folau, who was sacked over homophobic social media posts, has increased the damages he is seeking in his unfair dismissal case against Rugby Australia, calling for $14 million in compensation as “Australia’s best player”.

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Big riffin: Jay-Z sues Aussie co over play on ’99 Problems’ hook
Entertainment 2019-11-26 12:16 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

International hip-hop superstar Jay-Z has sued an Australian children’s book manufacturer for “flagrant, glaring and contumelious” intellectual property infringement with its ‘AB to Jay-Z’ baby books.

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Wagner family wins $3.7M defamation payout over 60 Minutes report
Corrs Chambers Westgarth 2019-11-22 9:48 pm By Christine Caulfield

A prominent Queensland family has won almost $3.7 million in damages after a court found the Nine Network was “recklessly indifferent” to the truth of a 60 Minutes’ report alleging the collapse of a wall at the family’s quarry was to blame for floods that killed 12 people. 

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Major League Baseball takes another swing at Philip Morris trade mark
Consumer Goods 2019-11-08 4:43 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

American professional baseball organisation Major League Baseball is taking Philip Morris to court over the tobacco giant’s bid to extend protection for an international trade mark on the acronym ‘MLB’.

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Nationwide drops judicial bias claim in Geoffrey Rush defamation appeal
Appeals 2019-11-04 11:09 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Sydney

Nationwide News is backpedaling from claims that a $2.9 million defamation judgment won by actor Geoffrey Rush should be overturned because of apprehended bias on the part of the trial judge.

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Court blocks Konami’s last-minute defence in damages trial over Aristocrat pokie patent
Andrew Fox 2019-10-17 9:46 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Gaming and entertainment giant Konami has lost a bid to amend its defence in a patent case by rival Aristocrat Technologies on the second day of a damages hearing, with the judge finding the changes were contrary to the interests of justice and would require postponing the trial until late next year.

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Crown Resorts, ATO settle $396M dispute over botched US expansion
Australian Government Solicitor 2019-10-17 9:15 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Crown Resorts has settled its feud with the Australian Taxation Office over a $396 million tax bill stemming from the acquisition of Las Vegas-based Cannery Casino Resorts as part of the company’s failed North American expansion.

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