Women who were allegedly injured by defective pelvic mesh implants can apply to set aside two approved settlements against Johnson & Johnson and Boston Scientific worth $405 million.
Two Super Retail Group executives’ claims that they were unfairly sacked for making whistleblower complaints will go to trial after they lost their bid to enforce an alleged settlement.
A judge has approved a $56 million settlement in a class action alleging Monash IVF destroyed potentially viable embryos, including a $10.6 million payout for the firm that ran the case.
A kids clothing retailer that allegedly exploited Chinese migrant workers and gave false records to Fair Work Ombudsman investigators has been hit with over $5 million in penalties.
A third person has been sentenced in connection with the Courtenay House Ponzi scheme, which swindled $180 million from hundreds of investors.
Lawyerly will be closed from 24 December until 6 January.
Johnson & Johnson has been hit with a class action for allegedly pushing ineffective cold and flu medications containing phenylephrine onto customers for decades.
An appeals court has overturned a finding that food company Noumi waived privilege over a PwC report commissioned by Ashurst, which it produced to ASIC under voluntary disclosure.
A class action against Toyota Finance has argued it can add new claims that are out of time because Victorian courts cannot factor in the loss of limitations defences in deciding whether to allow amendments.
A judge has found that representatives for forex broker Union Standard used unfair tactics to pressure customers to invest in risky financial products and derived most of their revenue from customer losses, said to total $83 million.