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High Court snubs Sunwater in appeal over coverage for $440M floods settlement
High Court 2023-04-13 2:15 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has rejected dam services provider Sunwater’s request that it weigh in on a dispute over insurance coverage for a $440 million class action […]

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‘Too simplistic’: Judges’ support for disclaimer challenged in class action’s High Court appeal
Appeals 2023-04-13 11:57 pm By Christine Caulfield

The farmers leading a class action against Advanta Seeds over contaminated product has brought their case to the High Court, challenging an appeals court’s holding […]

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Carnival wins strike-out bid in class action over gastro outbreaks
Class Actions 2023-04-12 11:41 am By Cindy Cameronne

Carnival has won its bid to strike out the statement of claim in a class action over norovirus outbreaks on its Sun Princess cruise ship.  […]

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Essure contraceptive ‘safe and efficacious’, Bayer tells class action trial
Trials 2023-04-12 9:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Bayer told a jury that clinical trials from the 1990’s to 2014 showed its Essure birth control device was “safe and efficacious”, as the pharmaceutical […]

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Bayer can’t dismiss Essure injuries as ‘common women’s symptoms’, class action trial told
Trials 2023-04-11 9:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Pharmaceutical giant Bayer cannot write off debilitating chronic pain and bleeding which patients allegedly experienced after being implanted with Essure contraceptives as “common women’s symptoms”, […]

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App store class action funder can’t see evidence in Epic’s case against Apple
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-04-06 1:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The litigation funder bankrolling two competition class actions against Apple and Google has lost its bid, for now, to see evidence filed in a similar […]

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Law firm gets interim $22.6M from J&J settlement, promises to return any excess
Class Actions 2023-04-06 3:15 pm By Christine Caulfield

Shine Lawyers can deduct 50 per cent of its fees and all of its costs from a $300 million settlement in pelvic mesh class actions […]

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Judge ‘horrified’ at ATO involvement in distributing superannuation class action settlements
Class Actions 2023-04-05 12:52 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge overseeing a superannuation class action against two Westpac units that settled for $30 million has expressed concerns about the ATO’s potential involvement in […]

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Court OKs walk-away settlement with former RCR Tomlinson directors
Class Actions 2023-04-05 11:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has approved a walk-away settlement with two former directors of RCR Tomlinson in a shareholder class action against the failed engineering company. NSW […]

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Downer EDI hit with shareholder class action over ‘accounting irregularities’
Securities 2023-04-04 4:43 pm By Christine Caulfield

Infrastructure services company Downer EDI has been hit with a class action after revealing “accounting irregularities” that sent its share price tumbling. Law firm Piper […]

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