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‘Too simplistic’: Judges’ support for disclaimer challenged in class action’s High Court appeal
Appeals 2023-04-13 11:57 pm By Christine Caulfield

The farmers leading a class action against Advanta Seeds over contaminated product has brought their case to the High Court, challenging an appeals court’s holding […]

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Advanta beats back appeal in contaminated seeds class action
Appeals 2023-02-28 9:55 pm By Sam Matthews

Advanta Seeds has won an appeal upholding the dismissal of a class action by sorghum farmers over allegedly contaminated seeds, with a court finding that […]

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$10M settlement offer rejected by plaintiffs in Advanta Seeds class action
Class Actions 2021-06-08 2:04 pm By Christine Caulfield

Plaintiffs in a class action against Advanta Seeds rejected a $10 million offer to settle the litigation, which was later dismissed by a judge. But […]

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Judge nips Advanta Seeds class action in the bud, finds no duty of care owed
Class Actions 2021-04-09 5:59 pm By Miklos Bolza

Advanta Seeds has defeated a class action brought over contaminated seeds, with a court finding the Australian seed supplier did not owe a duty of […]

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Court approves $2.9M penalty against HealthEngine for misleading reviews
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-08-20 1:20 pm By Miklos Bolza

A court has approved a $2.9 million penalty against medical booking platform HealthEngine after the company admitted to deleting and altering unfavourable reviews and misusing […]

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HealthEngine urges approval of $2.9M fine, says it didn’t know altering reviews was unlawful
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-08-10 12:05 pm By Miklos Bolza

Health booking company HealthEngine has urged the court to accept a $2.9 million penalty for deleting and altering unfavourable reviews, telling a judge that it […]

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Judge slams ‘deficient’ explanation behind $2.9M penalty in ACCC, HealthEngine case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-06-05 2:12 pm By Miklos Bolza

A penalty hearing in the ACCC’s case against health booking company HealthEngine over misleading online reviews has been adjourned after a judge criticised the parties’ […]

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Garmin settles misuse of market power case by largest Australian supplier
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-11-19 3:53 pm By Christine Caulfield

Garmin has reached a settlement in a competition case brought by its former exclusive Australian distributor alleging the GPS technology giant misused its market power […]

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