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Care A2 Plus seeks to block US fraud suit brought by distributor
After being hit by a $200 million claim in Australia, infant formula company Care A2 Plus is asking the court to block US business partner Gensco from filing a second lawsuit in its home country, which it says is intended to "harass and split the resources" of CAP and its directors.
Nursing home class actions try again for insurance docs
Two class actions against Victorian aged care providers on behalf of families of residents who died due to alleged failures during the COVID-19 pandemic have appealed a ruling that rejected their bid for insurance and financial information to assist in mediation.
Court approves ‘lower end’ settlement in public housing class action
A judge has approved a $5 million settlement in a false imprisonment class action against the state of Victoria on behalf of residents of nine public housing towers over COVID-19 lockdowns, despite noting it “falls towards the lower end of the spectrum”.
Deloitte settles class action over Hastie audits
Deloitte has settled a shareholder class action over its audits of collapsed construction group Hastie, a case which dragged on for six years as the accounting firm unsuccessfully fought to shield its audit reports.
Norovirus class action defeats Carnival’s latest strike-out bid
A class action against Carnival over norovirus outbreaks on its Sun Princess cruise ship has defeated the cruise operator’s second strike out bid, with a judge saying the failure to identify what exactly went wrong “may not be fatal” to the case.
Seven, Stokes keep up fight to shield emails with Ben Roberts-Smith’s lawyers
Seven Network and owner Kerry Stokes are seeking to challenge a ruling ordering them to produce thousands of emails exchanged with Ben Roberts-Smith's legal team as Nine tallies its costs of successfully defending the former soldier's defamation action.
Court strikes out pilot’s claims that Qantas workplace was ‘hostile to women’
Qantas has succeeded in attacking claims that it created a workplace that was “hostile to women”, leveled in a former female pilot’s sex discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuit.
Plastic surgeon awarded $50,000 for nose job patient’s negative review
A court has awarded a plastic surgeon $50,000 after finding he was defamed by a patient who left him a one-star review online.
Chatime boss liable for underpayments despite ignorance of unlawful activity, court says
A court has found the managing director of teahouse franchise Chatime liable for the underpayment of staff, despite accepting that he believed the company's wage system was not unlawful.
Blue Sky director points finger at EY in shareholder class action
A Blue Sky director has pointed the finger at auditor Ernst & Young in a class action alleging the collapsed investment firm misled shareholders by misstating its assets under management.