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Legal causation and the duty to warn

McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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Australia, Canada
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May 8 2013

Can a defendant be liable for failing to warn about a risk which does not materialize, where this leads the plaintiff to be injured by a second

Homeopathy plus! Not immune from the ACL

King & Wood Mallesons
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Australia
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March 7 2013

On 21 February 2013, the ACCC instituted proceedings against Homeopathy Plus! Australia Pty Ltd ("Homeopathy Plus!") in the Federal Court of

Misleading advertising - SC Johnson & Son Pty Limited v Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) Pty Limited

McInnes Wilson Lawyers
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Australia
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January 25 2013

SC Johnson & Son Pty Limited v Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) Pty Limited 2012 FCA 1266 concerned allegations made by SC Johnson & Son Pty Ltd (SCJ

More class action pain for Johnson & Johnson

Barry.Nilsson. Lawyers
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Australia
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December 17 2012

Claims arising from problems with medical devices and products continue to mount

Hips and PIPs - and what to do when a patient asks for an explanted implant?

Barry.Nilsson. Lawyers
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Australia
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October 11 2012

In previous Healthfiles articles we have discussed the alleged defects in the DePuy Orthopaedics metal on metal hip replacements and the silicone breast implants manufactured by Poly Implant Prosthese (PIP

High Court ends Australian Vioxx litigation

Norton Rose Australia
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Australia
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September 11 2012

In the March 2012 edition of Insurance Update we reported on the judgment of the Federal Court in the appeal of the representative (class) action brought on behalf of certain consumers of the arthritic drug, Vioxx

TMT Legal Update: Australia to ban use of branding on tobacco packaging

Eversheds LLP
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Australia
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September 6 2012

A recent decision in Australia's highest court will see the use of branding, logos, symbols and other images on tobacco packaging banned

High Court rules on tobacco plain packaging laws

Baker & McKenzie
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Australia
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September 4 2012

On 15 August 2012, the High Court ruled in favour of the Government’s Tobacco Plain Packaging Act 2011 (Cth), dismissing a constitutional challenge from the tobacco companies

Vioxx class action: special leave refused

King & Wood Mallesons
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Australia
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July 10 2012

On 15 May 2012 the High Court refused special leave to appeal from the decision of the Full Federal Court to refuse to award damages in the Vioxx class action