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Judge approves $52M settlement in Takata airbags class actions
Allens 2022-08-15 11:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has approved a $52 million settlement is six class actions against car makers for allegedly selling cars fitted with deadly Takata airbags, under which individuals group members will get around $600 after $31.7 million in expenses is deducted.

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Hawthorn accused of ‘heartless’ treatment of account exec after panic attack
Employment 2022-08-15 1:03 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Hawthorn Football Club faces a lawsuit brought by a former account executive who alleges she was forced to resign after being sidelined since a workplace panic attack.

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ANZ denies wrongly hitting customers with cash advance fees
ANZ 2022-08-15 3:19 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group has hit back at ASIC proceedings alleging it saddled hundreds of thousands of customers with cash advance fees after providing them with incorrect account balances, saying its customers were “expressly on notice” the fees would be charged.

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BHP, Epiroc accused of infringing Rio Tinto unit’s drilling patent
Davies Collison Cave 2022-08-15 11:05 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

BHP and mining equipment company Epiroc Australia have been sued for alleging infringing a patent held by Rio Tinto subsidiary Technological Resources for an autonomous drilling system.

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Fintech takes AMEX to court over BPAY contract
Contracts 2022-08-12 11:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Brisbane fintech Sniip Limited has filed a lawsuit against American Express Australia, claiming millions in damages after the payments giant allegedly breached a contract to provide card members with BPAY bill payments services. 

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Peter Dutton wants to grill lawyer on possible ‘sham bills’ in defamation spat
Appeals 2022-08-12 11:36 am By Sam Matthews Melbourne

Opposition leader Peter Dutton has questioned a costs agreement between refugee activist Shane Bazzi and his solicitors in a defamation dispute, raising the possibility that “sham bills” may have been provided to the court to assess the costs to which Bazzi is entitled for his successful appeal.

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Google cops $60M penalty in location data privacy case
ACCC 2022-08-12 11:22 am By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Google has agreed to pay a $60 million penalty in proceedings brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission alleging the tech giant misled users about the collection and use of their location data.

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Law firm plans launch of class action over COVID-19 outbreak at Newmarch House
Class Actions 2022-08-12 11:36 pm By Christine Caulfield

Shine Lawyers is on track to file a class action over a COVID-19 outbreak at Newmarch House in Sydney after findings by the NSW Coroner are handed down at the end of the year.

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Fujifilm’s small business contracts riddled with unfair terms, court finds
ACCC 2022-08-12 12:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Dozens of provisions in Fujifilm’s contracts with thousands of small businesses are unfair and unenforceable, a court declared Friday in a case against the office supply company by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

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Palmer to pay McGowan’s costs of defamation row after ignoring settlement offer
Barry Dean 2022-08-11 11:44 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

WA premier Mark McGowan has won the legal costs of running his defamation cross-claim against businessman Clive Palmer after a judge learned McGowan made a walk-away settlement offer in December last year.

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