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Law firm K&L Gates has been hit with a $3 million lawsuit by former clients alleging breaches of duty of care and fiduciary duties after a Victorian Supreme Court loss in a joint venture dispute.
Judge picks Maurice Blackburn-led Monsanto class action to go first
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A judge has declassed one of three class actions against Monsanto over its allegedly cancer-causing weedkiller and chosen the proceedings brought by heavyweight plaintiff-firm Maurice Blackburn to go first, while seeking to appease the competing firm’s fear of being “swallowed” by a larger rival.
Google must pay gangland lawyer $40,000 for defamation, court rules
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Google has been ordered to pay Melbourne gangland lawyer George Defteros $40,000 after it was found to have defamed him by publishing a link to an article that implied he had “crossed the already blurred line” between being a criminal solicitor and being a confidant to his underworld clients.
Judges’ schedules to be cleared as court expedites Johnson & Johnson pelvic mesh appeal
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The top judge of the Federal Court plans to clear the schedules of three judges at the start of next year so they can hear and decide Johnson & Johnson’s challenge of a class action ruling that found its pelvic mesh devices were defective and awarded the lead applicants $2.6 million in damages.
Treasury Wine Estates hit with second class action over earnings downgrade
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Global winemaker and distributor Treasury Wine Estates has been hit with a second class action over an earnings downgrade made in January this year, setting the stage for a possible fight between the law firms leading the proceedings.
Law firm faulted for ‘opaqueness’ over number of toxic foam class actions to be filed
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Responding to a judge’s criticism that he had been “fobbed off” about how many PFAS class actions it expected to file, Shine Lawyers has said it has no current plans to bring more cases against the Department of Defence over the toxic foam.
AMP class action should be put on ice until High Court ruling on beauty parade, court hears
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Maurice Blackburn’s shareholder class action against AMP should be put on ice until the High Court decides whether a ruling in last year’s beauty parade awarding the firm carriage of the matter was decided in error, a court has heard.
Bob Jane promises to tell franchisees if the end of the road is near
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Bob Jane will give franchisees at least six months’ notice before terminating their agreements, after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said the tyre retail chain was likely flouting the law by failing to do so.
Ex-AMP lawyer ‘disparaged’ GC to Big Six partner, court told
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The identity of a Big Six partner to whom a former AMP lawyer allegedly criticised her superior has been revealed in court during a heated exchange between the barristers in the unfair dismissal proceeding.
Mills Oakley sued for falling prey to $1M email scam
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Law firm Mills Oakley and a firm partner are facing a lawsuit alleging they violated their duty of care by transferring nearly $1 million in client funds to the wrong account after being duped by false emails purporting to be from a representative of one of the firm’s clients.