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

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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Actavis, AstraZeneca resolve Crestor patent battle
Allens 2018-05-28 11:45 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Generic drug giant Actavis Global has reached a settlement with AstraZeneca in a long-running patent dispute over blockbuster cholesterol medicine Crestor that wound its way to the High Court.

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Clive Palmer’s assets frozen by Queensland court
Article 2018-05-25 10:42 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

The Queensland Supreme Court has frozen more than $200 million in personal assets of mining tycoon and former MP Clive Palmer, in a case brought by the liquidators of failed Queensland Nickel.

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Judge tosses infringement suit over machine safety patent
Article 2018-05-25 10:06 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A technology company has won dismissal of a Federal Court case alleging its industrial machine safety system that uses laser beams to detect hazards infringed on a patent licensed to a rival.

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

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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AMP appoints new GC to replace ousted Brian Salter
Article 2018-05-24 10:35 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

AMP’s group company secretary David Cullen has been appointed top in-house lawyer, replacing Brian Salter, who was sacked for his role in the fees-for-no-service scandal.

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

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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Cash Converters pays $650,000 for breaking debt collection rules
Article 2018-05-24 5:18 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Cash Converters has agreed to pay $650,000 in a settlement with ASIC after the regulator found the retail pawnbroker routinely breached guidelines governing debt collection.

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Corrs Chambers joins Ford class action amid Bannister’s funder feud
Article 2018-05-23 10:18 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Three weeks after a court heard Bannister Law could be forced off a massive class action against Ford, Corrs Chambers Westgarth has joined the case to jointly act for the lead applicants.

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Telstra’s ‘Unlimited’ ad campaign misleading, court rules
Article 2018-05-23 6:25 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Telstra has engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct and breached the Australian Consumer Law with its ‘Unlimited’ advertising campaign, a judge ruled Wednesday.

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