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COVID-19 aged care class actions put on ice pending criminal trials
Class Actions 2024-02-01 3:40 pm By Sam Matthews

Still in the dark about insurance coverage and seeking to stem the flow of cash, two class actions against Heritage Care and St Basil’s over […]

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Judge doubts power to order irrelevant docs be produced in aged care class actions
Class Actions 2023-11-13 10:57 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has upheld a ruling that rejected a bid by two class actions against Victorian aged care providers for insurance and financial information, finding […]

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Philips Electronics class action could be saved by new law firm
Class Actions 2023-10-31 12:49 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action against Philips Electronics over recalled sleep apnea machines is likely to proceed with a new lead applicant and law firm after the […]

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‘What’s the limit to this?’ Judge questions bid for insurance docs in COVID-19 outbreak class actions
Insurance 2023-10-19 9:15 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has questioned a challenge by two class actions against Victorian aged care providers to a ruling that rejected their bid for insurance and […]

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Nursing home class actions try again for insurance docs
Class Actions 2023-08-17 11:32 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

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 […]

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Philips class action discontinuance shines light on ‘gap in access to justice’, judge says
Class Actions 2023-04-03 3:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A bid to drop a class action against Philips Electronics over recalled sleep apnea machines showed a gap in access to justice that was “very […]

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Nursing home in COVID-19 class action asked to hand over insurance info
Class Actions 2023-02-06 10:29 am By Cindy Cameronne

A class action against a Victorian aged care home over alleged “major failures” during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has asked the facility […]

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Firm to drop class action against Philips over recalled sleep apnea devices
Class Actions 2022-12-20 4:08 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Philips Electronics will not face a class action in Australia over recalled sleep apnea machines that contained a foam component that could  degrade and cause […]

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Philips Electronics fined $133,200 over deteriorating sleep machines
Healthcare 2022-06-03 5:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Philips Electronics has been fined $133,200 for failing to provide timely notice to the country’s health regulator of deterioration in its sleep machines, after being […]

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Andrews government tries again to strike out hotel quarantine class action
Class Actions 2022-05-18 9:30 pm By Sam Matthews

The state of Victoria has asked a court to strike out a class action alleging lapses in its hotel quarantine program caused businesses to suffer […]

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