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‘Case of the century’: Coles faces Federal Court over discount furore
Coles is facing the Federal Court of Australia after allegations of “illusory” discounts were included in a case filed by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
The ACCC claims that Cole...
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J&J effort to resolve talc lawsuits in bankruptcy fails a second time
J&J argued that the proposed bankruptcy settlement offers a fairer and faster resolution for cancer claimants than litig...
ACCC releases new guidelines for businesses over environmental claims
The guidance aims to address the issue identified by the ACCC’s recent report, which found 57 per cent of businesses rev...
Wealthy Health breaches consumer law by making an unsubstantiated claim
ACCC commissioner, Liza Carver, said the regulator was “concerned” that the company was aware that the product in questi...
L’Oreal faces nearly 60 lawsuits over hair relaxer products
She estimates that thousands of women could end up suing over the products, which are typically marketed to women of col...
Abbott faces US criminal probe over baby formula
Abbott Laboratories’ Michigan plant, which was at the center of the US baby formula shortage last year, faces a cr...
Casual retail workers sign on to Victoria’s sick pay guarantee
The Victorian Labor Government’s $245.7 million Sick Pay Guarantee aims to reduce workplace illnesses and injuries and k...
Walgreens, CVS plan to start offering abortion pills
Retail pharmacies will have to weigh whether or not to offer the pill given the political controversy surrounding aborti...
Aldi-owned Trader Joe’s sued over lead, cadmium levels in chocolate
Both lawsuits seek at least $5 million of damages, including at least $500 per transaction under New York law.
