Maurice Blackburn News
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Australian horse owners, trainers and racing clubs sued the federal government, claiming its negligence caused a 2007 equine influenza outbreak that devastated the industry.
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Marusan-ai Co., a Japanese producer of miso and soy milk products, is one of three companies sued in connection with the sale of tainted soy milk in Australia, a law firm said.
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Myriad Genetics Inc.’s Australian court victory recognizing its ownership of patents for genes linked to cancer risks will be appealed by a group representing cancer patients, a law firm said.
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A federal judge in New York ruled that the Fox Entertainment Group Inc. series “Touch” doesn’t violate the copyright of author Everette Hallford.
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Centro Retail Australia, formed from a mall manager’s reorganization, and PricewaterhouseCoopers agreed in principle to a settlement of A$200 million ($202) million with Centro shareholders who claimed they were misled.
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An Australian judge approved a A$25 million ($26 million) legal bill for the lawyers who won a record settlement in the country’s biggest price-fixing case, saying he did so with “some hesitation,” because the costs don’t comply with reforms to make litigation more efficient.
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National Australia Bank Ltd. will be sued by shareholders who lost money because of the bank’s exposure to U.S. subprime debt, Maurice Blackburn, an Australian class-action law firm, said in an e-mailed statement.
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Myriad Genetics Inc., owner of patents for genes linked to cancer risks, won an Australian court ruling allowing it to patent isolated DNA, a first in the country, with the U.S. Supreme Court set to hear a similar case.
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National Australia Bank Ltd. shareholders sued to recover about A$450 million ($442 million) they claim was lost as the bank’s stock declined because of its exposure to U.S. subprime debt in 2008.
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Brookfield Multiplex Group’s A$110 million ($97 million) settlement with about 120 individual and institutional investors, who claimed they lost money because the company failed to disclose losses at London’s Wembley Stadium, was approved by the Federal Court of Australia.
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