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A judge has suggested there may be merit in waiting for Johnson & Johnson to file a defence before deciding an application for a group costs order in a class action accusing the company of selling defective, carcinogenic talcum powder.
A class action over Victoria's hotel quarantine debacle that settled for $125 million will seek a record $37.5 million cut for law firm Quinn Emanuel and $250,000 payment for the lead applicant, which was subjected to "public ridicule and hatred" during the matter.
A judge has given the nod to an amendment in a class action over Victoria's COVID-era hotel quarantine program that will exclude non-retail and hospitality businesses, but he won't make the order operate retrospectively.
Law firm Cornwalls is not on the hook for the Commonwealth Bank's costs in a negligence suit by a former client, a judge has found.
A class action over Victoria's hotel quarantine debacle that has settled for $125 million wants to amend the group definition to clarify that non-retail businesses are not part of the case.
A judge says a shareholder class action against IAG can add a new damages claim, despite the insurer arguing it was untethered from any contravention and “clearly bad in law”.
The Commonwealth Bank wants Cornwalls to pay its costs in a negligence case by a former client, saying the law firm should foot the bill for claiming proportionate liability against the bank.
Former Carlton president and PwC chief executive officer Luke Sayers has lost his bid to transfer his wife’s defamation case over an explicit image posted to his social media account to the Family Court, where the proceedings would be confidential.
IAG is fighting a shareholder class action's bid to amend against the case to include a new damages claim, telling the court the insurer already understands the case against it.
A judge has granted most of the documents sought by a shareholder class action against Origin Energy but declined to make a ‘safety net’ discovery order, agreeing with the energy company that it was unnecessary.