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Cosmetic Institute director Dr Eddy Dona has flagged that he may drag insurers of his now collapsed medical chain into a class action brought against him and the company over allegedly botched breast implants.
After landmark Myer ruling, settlements in shareholder class actions to stay the norm
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A groundbreaking class action ruling by the Federal Court on Thursday that found Myer misled shareholders and accepted the applicant’s market-based causation theory is the only judgment in an Australian securities class action since the first shareholder case was brought 20 years ago, and it might be the only one for years to come.
Monster Energy fights removal of ‘mother’ trade mark
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Beverage giant Monster Energy has launched a Federal Court challenge to the removal of its ‘mother loaded iced coffee’ trade mark, part of a portfolio of Mother energy drink-related marks acquired from Coca Cola in 2015.
Group members expected to get half of $16.5M Forge class action settlement
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The law firm and funder behind a class action against collapsed engineering and construction company Forge Group, former directors and their insurers, which has now settled for $16.5 million, have proposed cuts that would see $8.25 million left over for distribution to group members.
Judge ‘defies anyone’ to understand confusing Surfstitch opt out notice
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A judge has ordered the legal teams behind two settled Surfstitch class actions to have another crack at the opt out notice, saying the current version is “just too confusing” for group members.
Kymab to attack Regeneron’s mice experiments in human rat patent case
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UK biopharmaceutical company Kymab may attack experiments done by US biotechnology giant Regeneron creating genetically modified mice with splices of human genomes, as it defends its proposed patent for a human rat.
Ex-Prime Trust director Wooldridge seeks court approval to manage companies despite recent ban
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Former health minister and Prime Trust director Michael Wooldridge wants court approval to manage four corporations, despite a recent ruling from the Full Federal Court that reimposed a ban on him and three other former directors of the collapsed retirement village for violations of the Corporations Act.
Western Union manager could not have known no-show employee had mental illness, Full Court says
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International money transfer giant Western Union has successfully appealed a $160,000 judgment in an employment discrimination case, with the Full Federal Court finding the firm’s HR manager could not have known the employee, who was absent from work for seven months prior to the dismissal, actually suffered from a mental disability.
‘Hostile, aggressive’: Former AMP general counsel alleges bullying in $2.7M lawsuit
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A former AMP general counsel responsible for preparing the financial giant for the banking royal commission has launched a $2.7 million lawsuit alleging “hostile, aggressive and intimidating behaviour” by superiors in response to formal complaints she made about the company’s fees for no services practices.
Ashley & Martin to refund customers for patchy hair loss treatment
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The Federal Court has ordered hair loss company Ashley & Martin to refund customers for hair loss treatment they did not receive, after finding three of the company’s standard form contracts contained unfair terms.