<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>Maurice Blackburn in the news</title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au</link><generator>umbraco</generator><description>Maurice Blackburn in the news</description><language>en</language><item><title>Flood victims in insurance wait</title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2013/flood-victims-in-insurance-wait.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2013/flood-victims-in-insurance-wait.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ A number of residents affected by devastating floods across southeast Australia last March are still waiting for their insurance payouts.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Compensation hopes for faulty hip implant victims</title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2013/compensation-hopes-for-faulty-hip-implant-victims.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2013/compensation-hopes-for-faulty-hip-implant-victims.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Medical giant Johnson & Johnson is under mounting pressure to settle a class action launched against it by 4500 Australians who were fitted with the company's infamous metal-on-metal hip replacements, after a US victim was awarded $8.3 million]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Couple fights insurer Insurance Australia Group over mould infestation in home</title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2013/couple-fights-insurer-insurance-australia-group-over-mould-infestation-in-home.aspx</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2013/couple-fights-insurer-insurance-australia-group-over-mould-infestation-in-home.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ A couple who claim they have been unable to live in their home for more than a year because it is infested with toxic mould are fighting an insurance giant over storm cover. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Five ways executives get screwed when signing a work contract </title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2013/five-ways-executives-get-screwed-when-signing-a-work-contract-.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2013/five-ways-executives-get-screwed-when-signing-a-work-contract-.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Former WIN Television executive Rodney Hockey is suing his former employer. He claims he was deceived into taking a new position instead of a redundancy, when a redundancy would have gotten him more money.

]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Human genes in court: Discovery or invention? </title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2013/human-genes-in-court-discovery-or-invention-.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2013/human-genes-in-court-discovery-or-invention-.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ The struggle over ownership of human genes continues in the Australian courts, with international implications.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Oracle employee wins $18,000 in sexual harassment case</title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2013/oracle-employee-wins-$18,000-in-sexual-harassment-case.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2013/oracle-employee-wins-$18,000-in-sexual-harassment-case.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ An Australian employee of software giant Oracle has won a sexual harassment case against the company in the Federal Court, with the business now forced to pay an $18,000 fine.

]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Charlton's community tackles life after the flood</title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2013/charltons-community-tackles-life-after-the-flood.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2013/charltons-community-tackles-life-after-the-flood.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Two years after much of Victoria was swept underwater, a flood-ravaged community is struggling to come to grips with the catastrophe that left it high and dry.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>TAFE chefs have been unwillingly cast into a MasterChef style cook-off to save their job</title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2013/tafe-chefs-have-been-unwillingly-cast-into-a-masterchef-style-cook-off-to-save-their-job.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2013/tafe-chefs-have-been-unwillingly-cast-into-a-masterchef-style-cook-off-to-save-their-job.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Four Gold Coast TAFE chefs have been forced into a MasterChef-style competition, with the one judged the worst to lose their job. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Australian court backs claim to own breast cancer gene</title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2013/australian-court-backs-claim-to-own-breast-cancer-gene.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2013/australian-court-backs-claim-to-own-breast-cancer-gene.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Can companies patent human genes? It was the question considered by an Australian federal court judge who on Friday ruled that a U.S. biotech company was within its rights to hold Australian patent 686004.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Winning move by wheelchair basketballers</title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2013/winning-move-by-wheelchair-basketballers.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2013/winning-move-by-wheelchair-basketballers.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ The Nerang Rollerblaze wheelchair basketball team is giving corporate and community groups the changes to "get in the chair" for team-building exercises and raise awareness for injured sports people.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Avenues exist for Australians to recoup funds lost to bad advice </title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2013/avenues-exist-for-australians-to-recoup-funds-lost-to-bad-advice-.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2013/avenues-exist-for-australians-to-recoup-funds-lost-to-bad-advice-.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ COMPENSATION: Enforcement action by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission against the retail financial services business of investment bank Macquarie Group will strengthen the hands of clients wanting compensation for poor investment advice, according to two leading class-action firms. 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Wivenhoe victims deserve their day in court</title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2013/wivenhoe-victims-deserve-their-day-in-court.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2013/wivenhoe-victims-deserve-their-day-in-court.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ IN the two years since Brisbane's Wivenhoe Dam made huge releases of water that flooded tens of thousands of properties, victims have suffered an excruciating wait for justice. When their homes and businesses went under, they received the usual promises from politicians that no stone would be left unturned to get to the bottom of the disaster. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Lawsuit could see litigants battle for up to four years </title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2013/lawsuit-could-see-litigants-battle-for-up-to-four-years-.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2013/lawsuit-could-see-litigants-battle-for-up-to-four-years-.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ It's a complex case, with potential complications, that raises plenty of questions. Here we answer some about the class action and how it is likely to proceed. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Maurice Blackburn's maps show properties that would have been spared "if dams were properly managed" in 2011 floods </title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2013/maurice-blackburns-maps-show-properties-that-would-have-been-spared-if-dams-were-properly-managed-in-2011-floods-.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2013/maurice-blackburns-maps-show-properties-that-would-have-been-spared-if-dams-were-properly-managed-in-2011-floods-.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Lawyers from Maurice Blackburn has on Monday revealed maps that show a "very significant" number of properties would not have been flooded if Wivenhoe and Somerset dams had been managed properly.

]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Roadside ads a legal risk, warns firm</title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2013/roadside-ads-a-legal-risk,-warns-firm.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2013/roadside-ads-a-legal-risk,-warns-firm.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Digital billboards are designed to distract drivers and outdoor advertisers are ''defenceless'' against claims of doing so, a legal expert says.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Injured truck driver sues Anglo Coal for $1.4 million</title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2013/injured-truck-driver-sues-anglo-coal-for-$14-million.aspx</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2013/injured-truck-driver-sues-anglo-coal-for-$14-million.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mining is all John Stack knows, but after an accident at Dawson Mine near Moura left him with ongoing back injuries and a fear of truck driving, the 46-year-old's life has been turned upside down. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Payout demands to swamp inquiry</title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2013/payout-demands-to-swamp-inquiry.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2013/payout-demands-to-swamp-inquiry.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Julia Gillard's royal commission into child sex abuse is bracing for an avalanche of claims from tens of thousands of victims and a potential compensation bill that could exceed hundreds of millions of dollars.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Law firm "more confident all the time" for flood victims</title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2013/law-firm-more-confident-all-the-time-for-flood-victims.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2013/law-firm-more-confident-all-the-time-for-flood-victims.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Maurice Blackburn lawyers are leaving no stone unturned in preparing a class action against the State Government on behalf of more than 4000 flood victims.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>'Safety first' for all renters: Gino Andrieri</title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2013/safety-first-for-all-renters-gino-andrieri.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2013/safety-first-for-all-renters-gino-andrieri.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Lawyer Gino Andrieri fears the opportunity to improve the safety of rental properties following the death of Isabella Diefenbach will be missed by authorities.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Heads stay above water</title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2013/heads-stay-above-water.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2013/heads-stay-above-water.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Inundated Rocklea firms continue to battle for some peace of mind.]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>