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AFL facing race, sex harassment lawsuit by ex-player Joel Wilkinson
Former AFL player Joe Wilkinson is preparing the sue the AFL, top clubs, coaches and players after allegedly facing racial abuse and sexual harassment throughout his career. 
Quinn Emanuel brings class action against AMP
Law firm Quinn Emanuel has filed the first shareholder class action against AMP ahead of the beleaguered company's annual general meeting on Thursday.
J&J hits back at expanded pelvic mesh class
Johnson & Johnson has struck back at an amended statement of claim filed in a class action over allegedly defective pelvic mesh, saying that lead applicants' claims do not meet the bar to proceed as a class action.
Passenger sues Qantas over exploding headphones
A seventy-eight-year-old man has taken Qantas to court over injuries allegedly suffered when headphones provided by the airline for in-flight entertainment exploded during a flight.
Judge OKs class settlement with Wickham Securities’ trustee
A judge has signed off on a multi-million dollar settlement in a class action by retirees who claim they lost $27 million with the collapse of property lender Wickham Securities
RMIT whistleblower wins subpoena request
A former RMIT worker suing the university for allegedly firing him after he blew the whistle on a colleague for selling exam answers to students has won a bid to subpoena documents from the Victorian Ombudsman. 
Ethicon plaintiffs win post-trial bid to expand class
The applicants in a class action against Johnson & Johnson over allegedly defective vaginal mesh products have won court approval to expand the size of the class and seek an order blocking the sale of devices that don't include a proper warning. 
Judge criticizes class action cost consultants again
Federal Court Justice Michael Lee has again weighed in on the use of cost consultants to assess legal fees in class actions, saying that they should be "consigned to the dustbin of procedural history."
Qantas settles pain-in-the-neck case
Qantas has settled a lawsuit by a passenger who claims he suffered back and neck injuries after sitting in a faulty seat on a long-haul flight from Sydney to Los Angeles.
Slater & Gordon considers pelvic mesh class action
Slater and Gordon is mulling a class action on behalf of women who suffered complications after receiving a pelvic mesh implant, in the wake of a damning parliamentary report on the controversial devices.