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Aldi offered $150,000 to settle MoroccanOil dispute
Article 2018-09-04 11:34 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Discount supermarket chain Aldi offered $150,000 to end a lawsuit brought by the maker of the popular MoroccanOil line of hair products, a court judgment revealed Tuesday.

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Woolworths asks court to toss worker’s sex discrimination case
Employment 2018-09-04 3:59 pm By Christine Caulfield

Woolworths has denied discriminating against a long-serving female manager in one of its Queensland stores and has called on a court to dismiss the worker’s case.

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Woolworths faces $1B backpay claim in challenge to EBA
Employment 2018-08-23 10:05 pm By Christine Caulfield

Supermarket giant Woolworths has been hit with union action to scrap its enterprise bargaining agreement and put it on the hook for $1 billion in unpaid wages.

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High Court to hear ASIC appeal in outback book-up case
Appeals 2018-08-20 11:25 am By Christine Caulfield

The corporate watchdog has won special leave to appeal to the High Court a ruling that found a general store owner in outback South Australia who sold cars by “book up” had not acted unconscionably.

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Myer stayed silent after CEO’s ‘cloud cuckoo land’ forecast, court told
Class Actions 2018-08-08 3:03 pm By Christine Caulfield

Myer had an obligation to correct remarks by former CEO Bernie Brookes in 2014 that the department store expected increased profits the following year, because there was no reasonable basis for the statement, a court heard Wednesday at the start of trial in a shareholder class action alleging the company breached its disclosure obligations to the market.

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Big W worker wins $543,000 after injury sidelines career as paramedic
Article 2018-08-06 7:40 pm By Christine Caulfield

A Big W worker whose on-the-job injury caused her chronic leg and back pain has won $543,000 in damages against Woolworths after the company admitted breaching its duty to the teenager.

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Dessert maker Wicked Sister not sweet on trade mark infringement
Clayton Utz 2018-08-02 11:28 pm By Christine Caulfield

Supermarket dessert maker Wicked Sister has brought a trade mark infringement suit against the maker of dipping sauces that this year launched a dessert it branded Wicked Waffle Dippers.

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Myer class action funder must pay $1M in security for trial
Article 2018-07-30 8:48 pm By Christine Caulfield

The litigation funder underwriting a class action against Myer will have to fork over another $950,000 in security ahead of what will be a rare shareholder trial starting next Wednesday, a court has ruled.

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Surfstitch shareholders get hands on ASIC transcripts
Article 2018-07-26 10:23 pm By Christine Caulfield

Investors in a class action against failed online retailer Surfstitch Group won access Thursday to transcripts of interviews of former boss Justin Cameron by the corporate watchdog.

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Daiso fined $355,000 for selling dangerous toys
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-07-23 12:11 pm By Christine Caulfield

Japanese retail store Daiso has been fined $355,000 for selling dangerous products, including projectile toys, that did not comply with Australian safety standards.

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