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Murray Goulburn has agreed to pay $37.5 million to resolve the second of two shareholder class actions over its 2016 profit forecasts, as the $42 million settlement of the first class action is held up over questions about the litigation funder's commission.
A Federal Court judge has reversed a prior ruling expanding the class in a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson unit Ethicon over allegedly defective pelvic mesh implants, saying he had "no confidence" new group members would have sufficient opportunity to opt out before judgment is delivered in a few weeks.
The judge overseeing seven class actions against some of the world's largest car makers over defective Takata airbags has ordered that class closure take place in advance of mediation, saying it was "time...for commercial reality to bite".
An investment fund named after a 17th-century pirate has hit the National Stock Exchange with a $6.3 million lawsuit over a suspension decision it calls "capricious" and a violation of the NSX's terms.
Network Ten is being sued for defamation for a report that aired on hit TV show The Project investigating the death of an Australian man alleged to have been in a "master/servant relationship" revolving around extreme body manipulation and who died as a result of silicone genital injections.
A scientist alleging she was fired from the CSIRO for filing sex discrimination and sexual harassment complaints has had the majority of her lawsuit against the government body dismissed, with the court finding she fabricated evidence and that an incident in which she was slapped on the backside with a riding crop by her supervisor and told to "get back to work" did not amount to sexual harassment.
Unique International College has been slapped with a $4.165 million penalty after a court found the defunct vocational trainer engaged in unconscionable conduct in enrolling students in courses costing up to $22,000.
An impending judgment in the long-running class action against Johnson & Johnson unit Ethicon over allegedly defective pelvic mesh implants has sent the parties scrambling about opt out notices and the Federal Court considering reversing prior orders that expanded the group definition.
The litigation funder that backed a now dismissed class action against aviation service provider Airservices has argued funders should not face costs orders in Fair Work class actions, with a judge saying the debate raised "a point of high principle".
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is seeking a stay of an appeal by PT Garuda Indonesia while the airline's $19 million fine May for engaging in cartel conduct remains unpaid.