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Westpac is contesting a subpoena in a class action over allegedly excessive life insurance premiums for documents from Deloitte that may reveal how the bank chose the policies it offered.
Court urged to reject $35M Westpac settlement with ASIC
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Former Solicitor-General Justin Gleeson, SC, told a Federal Court judge Wednesday to reject a proposed $35 million deal between ASIC and Westpac, saying the bank should pay at least $100 million if it committed the responsible lending breaches alleged by the regulator.
Banning closed class actions no easy feat, new report shows
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A proposal by the Australian Law Reform Commission that all federal class actions be initiated as open cases may be difficult, if not impossible, to achieve, says a new report by the country’s leading class action expert.
AMS loses bid to restrict group size in pelvic mesh class action
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The judge overseeing a class action against American Medical Systems over allegedly defective pelvic mesh implants has rejected the medical device maker’s bid to alter the start date for a sub-group of class members.
Air conditioner patent infringement claims get chilly reception
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Swedish air conditioner supplier Dometic has lost is case alleging patent infringement claims against Australian rivals Houghton Leisure and Finch Australia over the popular Belaire 3200 AC used in caravans and other recreational vehicles.
Heinz drops appeal in sugary kids snacks case
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H.J. Heinz Company has dropped its appeal of a ruling that it marketed its sugary snacks to kids as healthy, after the ACCC won a fraction of the $10 million fine it sought for the consumer law violations.
Qantas flight attendant can appeal sacking over Manhattan martinis
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A former Qantas flight attendant who lost his job after getting drunk on peach martinis while off duty in New York City has won leave to appeal a decision that his dismissal was not unfair.
ACCC to act as intervenor in Nature’s Care case over Australian Made logo
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has successfully escaped a lawsuit by a Chinese vitamin company Nature’s Care after arguing it had been wrongly “dragged” into the case.
Public hospital operators face class action over Aussie guarantors
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Public hospital operators in NSW have been hit with a class action over a practice of forcing non-resident patients ineligible for Medicare cards to find Australian citizens to be guarantors before they are treated.
Geoffrey Rush grilled about tongue emoji on day 2 of defamation trial
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Geoffrey Rush was cross-examined at length on Tuesday about the meaning behind a text he sent to colleague Eryn Jean Norvill that included an emoji with its tongue sticking out, during the second day of trial in the defamation case against Nationwide News.