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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.
Pelvic mesh report calls for medical device registry
A long-awaited congressional report has called for an overhaul of medical device regulation in Australia, in the wake of a system-wide failure to protect women who suffered "devastating" consequences after being implanted with faulty vaginal mesh products.
New bill would make it easier to bring consumer class actions
Private follow-on actions for consumer law violations will be easier to bring under a new bill introduced in the House on Wednesday, a potential boon to class action lawyers in Australia.
GetSwift hit with second shareholder suit
Corrs Chambers Westgarth has filed a shareholder class action against GetSwift alleging it provided inadequate disclosures and misled investors with its overhyped announcements about business contracts, one month after Squire Patton Boggs brought a similar suit.
RBS to pay $12.58 million to settle class action
The Royal Bank of Scotland has agreed to pay $12.58 million to settle a consumer class action brought on behalf of purchasers of its financial products. 
Slater and Gordon looks at Tathra bushfire class action
Residents and property owners whose homes were damaged or destroyed after a bushfire in Tathra, NSW -- believed to have been sparked by an Essential Energy power line -- are being invited to join a potential class action by Slater and Gordon.
New claims target GetSwift’s enterprise client announcement
Squire Patton Boggs has expanded its shareholder class action against GetSwift to include claims over statements the logistics software company made to shareholders regarding high-volume enterprise contracts.
Zoetis faces class action over horse drug
Zoetis is facing a class action from horse owners who say the pharmaceutical company made misleading claims about its Hendra virus drug.
Judge oks S&P deal in Lifeplan case, as another trial kicks off
As trial enters its second week in a landmark case against S&P Global, a judge has signed off on a settlement of a separate class action against the U.S. credit ratings agency over its alleged role in the global financial crisis.
VW emissions cheating trial to wrap up Monday
The first stage of the Australian trial alleging Volkswagen installed dual-mode software in diesel vehicles to cheat on emissions tests will wrap up Monday, when class action lawyers deliver a final rebuttal and closing arguments.