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Australian Open ‘let’ device maker hit with $350,000 judgment for patent infringement
Entertainment 2023-05-01 12:18 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A German company and its director have been ordered to pay over $350,000 in damages to the patent holder of a infringing device used to detect ‘lets’ in tennis that was used at the Australian Open for three years.

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AFL great Gary Ablett Sr sues league, clubs over concussions
Personal injury 2023-04-18 11:22 pm By Christine Caulfield

Former AFL player Gary Ablett Sr is the latest footballer to launch legal action against the league over  injuries allegedly caused by multiple concussions sustained on the field.

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Second concussion class action filed by former AFL players
Class Actions 2023-03-20 4:06 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A second class action has been filed against the Australian Football League and four clubs on behalf of former players who allegedly suffered brain injuries after sustaining repeated concussions during games.

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Landmark concussion class action filed by former AFL players
Class Actions 2023-03-14 11:00 pm By Christine Caulfield

A ground-breaking class action has been filed in Victoria against the AFL seeking compensation for former players who sustained concussion-related injuries during games.

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Ex-Western Bulldogs player sues AFL, club over concussions
Personal injury 2023-03-10 6:02 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

Retired Western Bulldogs player Liam Picken has filed a lawsuit against the AFL, his former club and two club doctors over the alleged mismanagement of head injuries he says left him unable to pursue a post-football career.

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AFL faces potential class action by former players over head injuries
Class Actions 2023-02-27 1:43 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A Melbourne law firm is reportedly poised to file a class action against the Australian Football League, seeking compensation on behalf of former professional players who have allegedly suffered head injuries during games.

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Sydney Flames wins fast-tracked hearing in Shane Heal’s adverse action suit
Bilal Rauf 2023-02-15 4:28 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

The Sydney Flames has secured an expedited hearing in a Fair Work case filed by basketball great and former head coach Shane Heal.

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Seven drops suit against Cricket Australia after reports of new rights deal
Albert Dinelli 2023-01-18 3:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Seven Network has dropped its lawsuit accusing Cricket Australia of breaching their media rights agreement, after reportedly reaching a new five-year agreement with the sports league.

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Former Demons president and Clayton Utz partner Glen Bartlett can’t keep defamation case in WA
Defamation 2023-01-12 4:58 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

Former president of the Melbourne Football Club and Clayton Utz veteran Glen Bartlett has lost a bid to keep his defamation case against four MFC board members in Western Australia, with a judge finding the “relevant characters overwhelmingly continue to live in Melbourne.”

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Sportsbet wins anti-suit injunction against US case by sportsbet.com owner
Corrs Chambers Westgarth 2023-01-12 11:49 am By Sam Matthews Melbourne

Sportsbet has won an injunction preventing the owner of the sportsbet.com domain from prosecuting an action in the US, which a judge said sought to interfere with an Australian domain name battle “in the most stark fashion.”

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