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Wilson Security to pay $740,000 in ACCC settlement
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-05-30 3:01 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Australians who didn’t get security patrols they paid for will be refunded $740,000 under a settlement reached between Wilson Security and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

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Chinese restaurant chain wins injunction in franchise trademark dispute
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-05-29 3:02 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Federal Court judge has granted Chinese restaurant chain Tim Ho Wan’s bid for a temporary injunction in a dispute over trademark rights assigned through a franchise agreement. 

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Airline settles with brain surgeon over jammed pinky finger
Article 2018-05-29 2:33 pm By Christine Caulfield

Austrian Airlines has resolved a case brought by a brain surgeon who claimed his pinky finger was permanently damaged after it was caught in a fold-out tray table during a flight.

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Catch Group sues Kogan over ‘catch’ AdWords
Arnold Bloch Leibler 2018-05-28 10:12 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

E-retailer Catch Group has sued competitor Kogan, saying the online retailer is violating its “catch” trademarks and the consumer law through sponsored links on Google driven by phrases using the word “catch”.

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Passenger sues Virgin Australia over bumpy landing
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-05-28 9:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A 64-year-old woman has sued Virgin Australia over injuries allegedly sustained as a result of a bumpy landing on a domestic flight.

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Judge hits pause on ACCC, NIB case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-05-28 1:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has vacated a trial scheduled to start next week in Melbourne between the ACCC and NIB Health Funds over claims the health insurer violated consumer protection laws by making changes to its plans without first notifying members.

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ACCC loses appeal in Pfizer misuse of market power case
Appeals 2018-05-25 3:05 pm By Christine Caulfield

In a major loss for the ACCC, the Full Federal Court on Friday tossed the competition regulator’s challenge to a ruling that drug giant Pfizer did not misuse its market power in the months leading up to the expiration of the patent for its blockbuster cholesterol drug Lipitor.

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Ernst & Young named as defendant in third Quintis class action
Article 2018-05-25 2:53 pm By Christine Caulfield

Troubled sandalwood oil producer Quintis has been hit with a third class action over the company’s lost contract with Nestle unit Galderma, and this time its auditor, Ernst & Young, has been named as a co-defendant.

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Fox Symes pays up over misleading ’15 second approval’ ad
Article 2018-05-24 10:27 pm By Christine Caulfield

Debt management firm Fox Symes will pay $37,800 in penalties for misleading advertising, including its promise that customers could secure lending approval in 15 seconds.

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Bega ratchets up claims in peanut butter feud with Kraft
Addisons 2018-05-24 9:49 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Bega Cheese has brought new allegations against Kraft in their dispute over who owns the rights to the signature Kraft peanut butter packaging in Australia.

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