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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A shareholder class action against Ernst & Young over its alleged inflation of assets owned by sandalwood producer Quintis has argued the accounting firm should be allowed only one expert witness, who should collaborate with a competing expert chosen by the investors.