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‘Cloud cuckoo land’: Judge questions class action’s bid to beef up export ban damages claim
Class Actions 2023-07-07 11:21 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge overseeing a class action over the government’s total ban on live cattle exports to Indonesia has challenged the applicant’s bid to base group […]

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Dow loses latest spat with Nufarm over patent for low vapour drift herbicide
Intellectual Property 2023-07-04 3:03 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The successor of Dow Agrosciences has lost its latest bid to register a patent that is aimed at limiting the worldwide problem of herbicide vapour […]

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Fonterra class action firm battles for $5.4M fees
Class Actions 2023-06-23 11:53 pm By Sam Matthews

The law firm that secured a $25 million settlement in a class action against dairy co-op Fonterra is fighting to recoup $5.4 million in legal […]

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Trial questions won’t be revised to give Monsanto ‘layer of insurance’ in class action
Product Liability 2023-06-22 11:47 am By Sam Matthews

The judge overseeing a class action against Monsanto over its weed killer has rejected the agrochemical giant’s application to amend the common questions to be […]

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Quintis founder’s estate sequestered, in win for company with $15M claim
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-06-22 11:26 pm By Christine Caulfield

A court has ordered the estate of Frank Wilson, founder of failed sandalwood producer Quintis, to be sequestered in a claim brought by Quintis subsidiary […]

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‘They’re not going to get anything until 2030’: Irate judge slams delays in live export ban case
Agriculture 2023-04-21 3:38 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has railed against continuing delays in a class action against the Federal Government over its total ban on live cattle exports to Indonesia […]

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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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Settlement in Gunns class action against KPMG, directors wins court OK
Class Actions 2023-03-15 4:29 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has approved a confidential settlement in a class action against KPMG and nine former Gunns Plantations directors over the failure of six managed […]

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Court wants to avoid judgment of ‘hundreds of pages’ in Monsanto class action
Class Actions 2023-03-08 3:43 pm By Sam Matthews

A busy judge has pushed the parties in a class action against agrochemical giant Monsanto to split the trial to focus first on the question […]

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Montara oil spill class action firm, funder score half of $192.5M settlement
Class Actions 2023-03-03 11:03 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has largely approved the funder’s commission and legal fees to be deducted from a $192.5 million settlement of a class action against oil […]

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