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Top 10 class action settlements of 2023
Top 10 Class Action Settlements 2024-01-05 4:07 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Companies and government entities paid out less to settle class actions in 2023 than in the previous two years, with no mega settlements hitting their […]

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Winner of J&J class action settlement gig beats back challenger
Class Actions 2023-09-15 11:22 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The runner-up in a contest to administer Johnson & Johnson’s $300 million settlement of two pelvic mesh class actions has lost a challenge to a […]

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$41.45M settlement approved in pelvic mesh class action
Class Actions 2023-08-24 3:42 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has approved a $41.45 million settlement in a pelvic mesh class action against manufacturers Covidien and TFS but has put off deciding on […]

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Pelvic mesh law firm can’t recover $32M in interest on loan to fund class action
Class Actions 2023-08-03 11:22 am By Cindy Cameronne

Shine Lawyers has lost its bid to recover $32 million in interest on a loan it took out to run two pelvic mesh class actions […]

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Covidien, TFS pelvic mesh class action settles with remaining defendants
Product Liability 2023-07-05 3:59 pm By Christine Caulfield

A class action over pelvic mesh products supplied by device makers Covidien and TFS has reached a global resolution with the manufacturers and their insurers […]

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Average payout to TFS pelvic mesh class action members kept out of notice
Class Actions 2023-06-23 3:47 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action on behalf of women injured by alleged defective pelvic mesh will not advise group members the estimated average return from the proceeds […]

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Shine’s shareholder dividends called out by J&J class action judge in fight over costs
Class Actions 2023-06-13 11:36 pm By Sam Matthews

The judge weighing the legal costs sought to be deducted from a $300 million settlement in pelvic mesh class actions against Johnson & Johnson has […]

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Former top judge lands post-retirement gig as referee in fight over J&J pelvic mesh settlement
Class Actions 2023-05-31 4:01 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Federal Court’s recently retired top judge has landed on his feet with his appointment by the court as referee to determine which of a […]

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‘Extraordinary unhappiness’ with $300M J&J pelvic mesh settlement, court hears
Product Liability 2023-05-19 3:08 pm By Sam Matthews

A contradictor in two pelvic mesh class actions against Johnson & Johnson and unit Ethicon has told the court of the “extraordinary amount of group […]

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7-Eleven class action judge OKs $2.25M in costs of settlement approval argument
Class Actions 2023-05-11 3:04 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge overseeing two 7-Eleven class actions has signed off on $2.25 million in costs incurred by the funder and lawyers in their pitched battle […]

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