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Class action settlements leaped in value last year, with three settlements topping the $200 million mark.
High Court asked to weigh in on Katy Perry trade mark stoush
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An Australian fashion designer has asked the High Court to overturn a Full Court win for singer Katy Perry in a long-running trade mark dispute, saying the court’s findings “wrongly privilege the powerful and famous over ordinary traders”.
Toyota unit Hino to pay $87M to settle emissions cheating class action
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Hino Motors has agreed to pay $87 million to settle a consumer class action alleging it misrepresented that its vehicles met Australian emissions and road standards over a 20-year period.
Tougher penalties floated for improper legal privilege claims
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The government has proposed tougher penalties to crack down on the improper use of legal professional privilege claims in Commonwealth investigations.
Dominique Grubisa, Master Wealth lose challenge to $6M penalty
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The Full Court has rejected wealth guru Dominique Grubisa’s argument that a judge who slapped her and her company with a $6 million penalty wrongly confused the ordinary consumer with “the most ignorant”.
‘Considerable disquiet’: Pelvic mesh group members can challenge $405M settlements
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Women who were allegedly injured by defective pelvic mesh implants can apply to set aside two approved settlements against Johnson & Johnson and Boston Scientific worth $405 million.
Judge rejects sacked Super Retail Group execs’ settlement claims
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Two Super Retail Group executives’ claims that they were unfairly sacked for making whistleblower complaints will go to trial after they lost their bid to enforce an alleged settlement.
$56M settlement approved in Monash IVF class action
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A judge has approved a $56 million settlement in a class action alleging Monash IVF destroyed potentially viable embryos, including a $10.6 million payout for the firm that ran the case.
Flemington Properties wins $5M judgment in rent dispute with Ausgrid
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Real estate company Flemington Properties has won $5 million from Ausgrid in a commercial rent dispute, with a judge finding the state corporation was effectively asking the court to rewrite the parties’ agreement.
Kids clothing retailer hit with $5M penalty for worker exploitation
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A kids clothing retailer that allegedly exploited Chinese migrant workers and gave false records to Fair Work Ombudsman investigators has been hit with over $5 million in penalties.