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Zoetis vaccine class action applicant can’t fight adverse costs after unsuccessful case
Class Actions 2022-12-13 4:09 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has found the applicant in a dismissed class action against animal health giant Zoetis is liable for the company’s defence costs in the case centering on alleged serious side effects of horse vaccine Equivac.

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Court tosses Equivac horse vaccine class action against Zoetis
Class Actions 2022-11-23 12:23 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has dismissed a class action brought against animal health giant Zoetis over alleged side effects resulting from its Hendra virus horse vaccine, finding there were “too many uncertainties” in the applicant’s evidence.

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KPMG dodges ‘very late’ claims in Gunns class action
Class Actions 2022-11-14 10:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A class action against KPMG over the failure of six managed investment schemes for eucalyptus wood in Tasmania can’t add new claims against the accounting firm three months out from trial.

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‘Not a suburban golf club’: Judge slams delays in Blue Sky class action
Class Actions 2022-11-02 2:38 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has criticised the applicant in a class action against failed asset manager Blue Sky Alternative Investments for filing court documents late, as he prepares to grapple with an imminent competing class action.

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Law firm can’t amend defence in negligence case by teacher wrongly jailed for abuse
Professional Negligence 2022-10-24 4:29 pm By Sam Matthews

A law firm, who along with Piper Alderman and one other firm, is being sued for negligence by a schoolteacher wrongly jailed for the indecent assault of two children has lost a bit to amend its defence at the commencement of the trial.

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Judge’s comments on class action costs ‘hurtful’, law firm says
Class Actions 2022-10-17 4:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A law firm has lost its bid to appoint a costs referee after reaching a $5.8 million class action settlement with the On The Run convenience store chain, saying it was “hurtful” for a judge to suggest the firm wanted to “maximise its position” over group members.

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Judge nudges AMP to seek dismissal of class action claims
Class Actions 2022-09-26 3:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has suggested that financial services giant AMP bring an application for summary dismissal of part of a class action over allegedly excessive insurance premiums, questioning the basis for the claims.

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Dixon Advisory hit with $7.2M penalty in ASIC case
Financial Services 2022-09-19 3:08 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has signed off on a $7.2 million penalty against Dixon Advisory after the company admitted to ASIC allegations that its advisors failed to act in its clients’ best interests by recommending they invest in a risky US-based real estate investment fund.

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On The Run underpayments class action settles for $5.8M
Class Actions 2022-08-29 5:32 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The entity that employs the workforce of the On The Run convenience store chain has agreed to pay $5.8 million to settle a class action accusing it of underpaying over 8,000 workers over a six-year period.

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Blue Sky, auditor EY hit with shareholder class action
Class Actions 2022-08-23 11:36 pm By Sam Matthews

Failed asset manager Blue Sky Alternative Investments has been served with a class action over the company’s alleged overstated financial reports between 2016 and 2018 that also targets nine former directors as well as auditors Ernst & Young.

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