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J&J class action settlement ‘massively’ short of what pelvic mesh victims owed, court told
Class Actions 2023-02-16 10:04 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A contradictor appointed in two pelvic mesh class actions against Johnson & Johnson has blasted a $300 million settlement, calling it “massively” short of what […]

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Law firm must compete to administer $300M J&J class action settlement
Business of Law 2023-01-10 3:49 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has opened the administration of a $300 million settlement in a pelvic mesh class action to a competitive bidding process, shortly after another judge […]

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Top 10 class action settlements of 2022
Top 10 Class Action Settlements 2023-01-06 3:23 pm By Sam Matthews

Class action settlement sums reached new highs last year, with the ten largest agreements totalling almost $1 billion, almost half of which was secured by […]

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Contradictor blasts Shine’s ‘wholly unreasonable’ $100M legal bill in J&J class actions
Class Actions 2022-12-05 11:15 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A contradictor in two pelvic mesh class actions against Johnson & Johnson has opposed Shine Lawyers recovering $100 million in costs from a $300 million […]

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Fuji Xerox, EY settle suit over $450M accounting scandal
Accounting 2022-09-01 11:44 pm By Sam Matthews

Fuji Xerox and Ernst & Young have settled a lawsuit over $450 million in alleged accounting irregularities that also ensnared an EY partner and two […]

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Ex-Fuji Xerox execs settle suit over $450M accounting scandal
Accounting 2022-08-11 11:42 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Two former executives at Fuji Xerox’s Australian unit have settled a lawsuit over their roles in a $450 million accounting scandal that has also ensnared […]

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Top 10 class action settlements of 2021
Class Actions 2022-01-10 7:52 am By Bianca Hrovat

Class action settlement totals skyrocketed to over $900 million last year, and one law firm negotiated the lion’s share, with $672 million in settlements under […]

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Judge ‘taken aback’ by Maddocks’ settlement stance in $30M negligence case
Professional Negligence 2021-12-20 6:25 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Law firm Maddocks has been ordered to pay more than $1.4 million in indemnity costs for “throwing good money after bad” in failing to consider […]

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Law firm must pay $13M for negligence that led to client’s botched Woolworths deal
Professional Negligence 2021-10-29 9:53 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A national law firm has been found liable to pay $13 million in damages for giving negligent advice to a former client that led to […]

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Investors lose joint appeal bid to boost slice of Halifax liquidation assets
Restructuring & Insolvency 2021-10-27 3:13 pm By Miklos Bolza

Investors in collapsed stockbroker Halifax Investment Services have failed to overturn decisions in Australia and New Zealand relating to the date of realisation of their […]

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