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Merck Sharp & Dohme, Wyeth gear up for trial over vaccine patents
Allens 2018-09-28 10:43 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
Preparations for a December trial between Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation and Wyeth over four patents for the pneumococcal disease vaccine are underway, and a panel of experts will feature prominently in the high-stakes hearing over the world's best-selling vaccine.
Sirtex must alert class if cash dips below $80M, judge rules
Class Actions 2018-09-28 10:30 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
Shareholders in a class action against Sirtex have secured an order forcing the life sciences company to notify them of any plan that would see its $128 million in liquid assets drop below $80 million.
Mastec wins docs in wheelie bin design copying case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-09-28 10:22 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
Mobile garbage bin manufacturer Mastec Australia can access documents from a group of city councils and waste management firms to calculate damage it suffered from rival Trident Plastics unlawful copying of its wheelie bin design.
Westpac class action funder agrees to net commission
Allens 2018-09-28 4:40 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
The funder underwriting a class action against Westpac will take a 25 percent cut of the net -- not gross -- recovery sum to secure a judge's approval of a common fund order in the case. 
Delay in publishing IP judgment creates ‘unsatisfactory state of affairs’, judge says
Intellectual Property 2018-09-27 11:14 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne
A Melbourne computer retailer that plans to appeal a $2.8 million fine for allegedly violating Microsoft's Windows 7 IP has won a stay of the court's order, with a judge finding the court's delay in publishing reasons for judgment created an "unsatisfactory state of affairs".
Judge shoots down Sirtex bid for class closure order
Class Actions 2018-09-27 10:03 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
A judge has rejected an application by biotech company Sirtex Medical to limit a class action to shareholders who register as group members in the next month, saying a class-closure order could dramatically cut down on the size of the class.
AGM denied anti-suit injunction to block ASIC case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-09-27 9:41 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne
A judge has shot down a request by financial services company AGM that the court halt an ASIC  proceeding seeking to revoke its financial services licence while a Federal Court case against it progresses.
Equifax to pay $3.5M for ‘disgraceful’ conduct
Allens 2018-09-27 8:48 pm By Miklos Bolza
A judge has signed off on a $3.5 million settlement in a case brought by the consumer watchdog against Equifax Australia, with the credit reporting company admitting it made misleading claims in selling paid credit packages to vulnerable consumers.
Sydney Theatre Company waited 18 months before acting on Geoffrey Rush sexual harassment claim, court hears
Allens 2018-09-26 10:42 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
A lawyer for Geoffrey Rush told a judge Wednesday that the Sydney Theatre Company did not commence an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment by Geoffrey Rush until 18 months after an actress made the complaint during a "off-the-record" conversation in a bar.
Co. director stung by landmark privilege ruling can’t delay trial
Corporate 2018-09-26 9:38 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
A company director who was on the losing end of a precedent-setting legal privilege ruling, along with law firm Macpherson Kelley, has lost a bid to halt the start of a trial over a failed joint venture while she searches for funding for new lawyers.