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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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High Court to hear appeal in high-stakes stoush over generic Plavix ban
High Court 2023-12-20 3:45 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has agreed to weigh in on a 16-year battle between the federal government and French drug maker Sanofi-Aventis over an allegedly unjustified […]

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Funders’ cut, legal fees to eat up half of $40M RCR Tomlinson class action settlement
Class Actions 2024-01-09 11:56 pm By Christine Caulfield

The funders that bankrolled a securities class action against collapsed engineering firm RCR Tomlinson will ask the court to give them an $8 million cut […]

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‘You’ve got to learn to take yes for an answer’: Judge not inclined to seek Full Court’s view on solicitors CFO
Class Actions 2023-11-15 11:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The judge overseeing a class action against collapsed investment manager Blue Sky has said he would not be inclined to seek clarity from the Full […]

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RCR Tomlinson shareholders reach $40M class action settlement
Class Actions 2023-09-15 11:15 pm By Christine Caulfield

Shareholders of failed engineering firm RCR Tomlinson have secured a $40 million settlement in a class action brought over alleged misleading ASX statements. The in-principle […]

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Government brings $325M High Court challenge over generic Plavix ban
High Court 2023-08-31 4:18 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A 16-year battle between the federal government and drug maker Sanofi-Aventis over an allegedly unjustified court order that prevented the release of a generic version […]

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Blue Sky director points finger at EY in shareholder class action
Class Actions 2023-08-15 10:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A Blue Sky director has pointed the finger at auditor Ernst & Young in a class action alleging the collapsed investment firm misled shareholders by […]

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EY points finger at Blue Sky in shareholder class action defence
Class Actions 2023-07-31 10:32 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Auditor Ernst & Young has filed cross-claims against Blue Sky in a shareholder class action accusing the collapsed investment firm of misleading shareholders by misstating […]

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Sanofi defeats government’s $325M appeal over generic Plavix ban
Intellectual Property 2023-06-26 4:00 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Drug maker Sanofi-Aventis is not liable for the federal government’s losses for excess subsidies paid for the blood-thinner Plavix after an allegedly unjustified court injunction […]

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Court OKs walk-away settlement with former RCR Tomlinson directors
Class Actions 2023-04-05 11:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has approved a walk-away settlement with two former directors of RCR Tomlinson in a shareholder class action against the failed engineering company. NSW […]

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