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Appco appeals ruling in $85M ‘sham’ contracting class action
Article 2018-06-05 11:41 am By Christine Caulfield

Leading fundraising company Appco Australia Group is challenging a judge’s decision to let a $85 million wage case move forward as a class action.

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Glenville wins appeal of privilege ruling in Amcor asbestos dispute
Appeals 2018-06-04 10:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Luxury home builder Glenville has won an appeal of a ruling that shielded certain documents from production by legal professional privilege in a lawsuit against global packaging giant Amcor over liability for asbestos remediation at a former Amcor paper mill site in a Melbourne suburb.

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High Court lets stand Pfizer’s early discovery win
Ashurst 2018-06-04 10:55 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court has rejected a bid by biopharmaceutical company Samsung Bioepis Australia to challenge a ruling granting Pfizer preliminary discovery for a potential patent infringement case over autoimmune drug Enbrel.

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Wyeth launches “ambush” at start of Effexor trial, court told
Bird & Bird 2018-06-04 10:13 pm By Miklos Bolza

Pharmaceutical giant Wyeth’s has launched an “ambush” at the beginning of a trial after a nine-year long battle against several generic drug makers, alleging infringement of a second patent for its blockbuster Effexor-XR, a judge heard Monday.

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Squire Patton Boggs appeals stay of GetSwift class action
Class Actions 2018-06-04 11:46 am By Christine Caulfield

Law firm Squire Patton Boggs is appealing a ruling that permanently stayed its case against technology startup GetSwift in favour of a competing class action.

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Marketing firms face multimillion dollar wage theft class actions
Adero Law 2018-06-04 11:22 am By Christine Caulfield

In the wake of a major ruling approving a wage class action against fundraiser Appco, more “sham” contracting suits were launched Monday, this time against two international direct marketing companies.

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Garmin denied quick win in $1.1M dispute
Contracts 2018-06-04 11:02 am By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has denied a bid for summary judgment by Garmin Australia in a lawsuit brought by the GPS giant seeking $1.1 million allegedly owed under an agreement to supply its products for sale in Australia.

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Commonwealth Bank to pay $700M to settle AUSTRAC case
Class Actions 2018-06-04 10:54 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Commonwealth Bank of Australia will pay $700 million to settle claims of lax anti-money laundering oversight.

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ABCC loses appeal over CFMEU blockade at Canberra site
Clayton Utz 2018-06-01 11:37 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Australian Building and Construction Commissioner has lost its challenge to a Federal Court decision dismissing allegations that the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union engaged in unlawful industrial action in Canberra in 2014.

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Wyeth faces trial over generic Effexor delay
Bird & Bird 2018-06-01 11:21 pm By Miklos Bolza

A decade-long courtroom battle over a patent for Effexor-XR that delayed the release of cheap versions of the anti-depressant is at the centre of a trial starting Monday in Sydney pitting four generic drug makers against pharmaceutical giant Wyeth.

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