US pharmaceutical giant Merck Sharp & Dohme has taken a unit of Indian generic manufacturer Lupin to court for allegedly threatening to infringe the patent for its multibillion-dollar diabetes drugs Januvia and Janumet.
Hungry Jack’s has struck back at allegations that it deliberately copied the look of McDonald’s classic ‘Big Mac’ with its new ‘Big Jack’ burger, saying customers would not confuse the burgers.
Virgin Australia has been ordered to return four jet engines to the United States, after a court found the embattled airline and its administrators failed to properly hand over the engines and other equipment to their owners.
A former Network Ten executive producer, who worked for the broadcaster for over 30 years, is suing the company claiming it underpaid her severance entitlements to the tune of almost $400,000.
Irate bondholders of Axsesstoday Limited, which collapsed in 2019 after breaching its loan term conditions, have filed a class action against the asset finance lender and its accountant PwC seeking to recoup their losses.
International hip-hop star Jay-Z has quietly settled his spat with Australian children’s book manufacturer The Little Homie for what his lawyers called “flagrant, glaring and contumelious” intellectual property infringement.
An independent costs consultant has raised concerns about the legal costs sought by Maddens Lawyers from a $5.7 million settlement of the Falls Festival class action after the senior barrister leading the case delayed signing off on his rates with the law firm for a year.
A new class action against S&P Global is facing potential delays as the two lead applicants — one embroiled in a battle over its funding agreement — ready for a fight over when to serve the lawsuit on the global ratings agency.
A class action has been filed against the Commonwealth Bank of Australia over commissions grandfathered by the Future of Financial Advice reforms.
The receivers for funds manager Equititrust, who are suing the name partners of law firm Tucker & Cowen, have failed in their bid to have further security for costs paid in the form of deeds of indemnity, despite telling the court that funder Vannin might withdraw its support for the litigation.