A judge has dismissed a bid by former Murray Goulburn boss Gary Helou to push off mediation in an action brought by the ACCC, ruling that the ex-executive’s trip to China was no reason to delay possible resolution of the case.
Apple has reached an in-principle settlement with the consumer watchdog in an enforcement action over the tech giant’s repair policies, a judge was told Tuesday.
Australia will be the battleground for the first trial in an abuse-of-dominance case against Google by digital advertising startup Unlockd, and expert competition judge John Middleton will be eagerly presiding.
Two GPS tracking patents at the heart of a David vs. Goliath battle between Domino’s and a Sydney-based startup were foreshadowed by a patent owned by Uber, the pizza chain giant told a court Friday.
A judge overseeing five Dieselgate class actions against Volkswagen questioned on Wednesday the car giant’s claim that it wanted to close down two of the cases — run by Bannister Law — for the benefit of group members.
Three generic drug manufacturers cannot claim damages for an injunction barring the release of cheaper versions of Effexor-XR, even if the injunction was later overturned, pharmaceutical giant Wyeth told a judge on day two of a six-week trial over its blockbuster antidepressant.
The fate of class actions against Volkswagen in the sprawling Australian case over the car maker’s diesel emissions cheating scandal will be the subject of a major court battle starting Wednesday.
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.
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.
Unlockd’s case against Google is the first action in Australia to test a revamped law prohibiting misuse of market power, and one of the first private cases in the world to challenge Google’s dominance in court. For both sides, the stakes couldn’t be higher.