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Useless to continue $400M underpayments class action against Tandem, judge says
Class Actions 2023-06-19 11:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has approved the discontinuance of an underpayments class action against Tandem, saying it would be “inutile” to press forward with the case after […]

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Bid for security in Shine’s no win, no fee cruise class action may not be ‘hopeless’
Class Actions 2023-06-15 11:47 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Shine Lawyers has been ordered to hand over its costs agreement with the lead applicant in a class action over norovirus outbreaks on Carnival’s Sun […]

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Shine’s shareholder dividends called out by J&J class action judge in fight over costs
Class Actions 2023-06-13 11:36 pm By Sam Matthews

The judge weighing the legal costs sought to be deducted from a $300 million settlement in pelvic mesh class actions against Johnson & Johnson has […]

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Insurers ‘can’t say’ if they will cover Blue Sky class action claims
Class Actions 2023-06-09 9:17 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has avoided a fight “with the High Court written all over it” over whether an investor class action against Blue Sky Alternative Investments […]

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Insignia broke promise to hire PwC to review model portfolio: trial
Trials 2023-06-05 11:31 pm By Sam Matthews

Despite assurances, wealth manager Insignia Financial did not engage PricewaterhouseCoopers to review the performance of its ‘Buy Model” investment portfolio after an equities analyst complained […]

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Former top judge lands post-retirement gig as referee in fight over J&J pelvic mesh settlement
Class Actions 2023-05-31 4:01 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Federal Court’s recently retired top judge has landed on his feet with his appointment by the court as referee to determine which of a […]

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PFAS class action on behalf of First Australians settles for $22M
Class Actions 2023-05-25 11:13 am By Cindy Cameronne

The last class action against the Department of Defence over the use of alleged toxic firefighting foam at a military base in Jervis Bay has […]

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‘Some measure of justice’: $50M Stolen Generation settlement shows benefits of class actions, judge says
Class Actions 2023-05-25 2:53 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge overseeing a class action by family members and deceased estates of the Northern Territory Stolen Generations, which settled for $50.45 million, has said […]

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EML takes aim at shareholder class action over AML/CTF disclosures
Class Actions 2023-05-23 10:13 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Payments processing company EML has hit back at a shareholder class action over its alleged failure to disclose Ireland central bank’s concerns about its anti-money […]

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‘Extraordinary unhappiness’ with $300M J&J pelvic mesh settlement, court hears
Product Liability 2023-05-19 3:08 pm By Sam Matthews

A contradictor in two pelvic mesh class actions against Johnson & Johnson and unit Ethicon has told the court of the “extraordinary amount of group […]

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