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Covidien, TFS pelvic mesh class action settles with remaining defendants
AJB Stevens 2023-07-05 3:59 pm By Christine Caulfield

A class action over pelvic mesh products supplied by device makers Covidien and TFS has reached a global resolution with the manufacturers and their insurers which brings the recovery total in settled mesh class action close to $450 million.

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Judge wants answers after Bellamy’s skips mediation in ex-CEO’s case
Ashurst 2023-07-03 3:38 pm By Christine Caulfield

Baby food maker Bellamy’s better have a good explanation for ditching settlement talks in a $400,000 sex discrimination lawsuit by former boss Tarsi Luo, a judge has warned.

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IAL hit with $40M penalty over unpaid NRMA loyalty discounts
ASIC 2023-06-30 4:03 pm By Christine Caulfield

A court has imposed a $40 million penalty on Insurance Australia Limited in a case by the corporate regulator alleging NRMA customers were not paid $60 million in promised loyalty discounts.

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Medibank’s woes worsen as fifth data breach class action filed
Class Actions 2023-06-29 3:41 pm By Christine Caulfield

Medibank is now facing five class actions over last October’s cyber attack that left exposed the personal data of 9.7 million customers, this one by shareholders of the private health insurer.

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Gladys Berejiklian mulls legal challenge to corruption finding
New South Wales 2023-06-29 11:58 am By Christine Caulfield

Former premier of NSW Gladys Berejiklian and her ex-boyfriend, former member for Wagga Wagga Daryl Maguire, engaged in “serious corrupt conduct”, ICAC has found.

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High Court tosses Russia’s bid to halt embassy eviction
Appeals 2023-06-26 3:47 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court has dismissed Russia’s application for an injunction blocking the eviction of Moscow’s embassy from Canberra.

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Settlement in FIFO class action against Thiess wins approval
Article 2023-06-26 2:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

A court has signed off on a settlement in a six-year-old class action against mining services company Thiess by fly-in fly-out workers recruited for construction of a Woodside Energy LNG plant in WA’s Pilbara region.

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Federal Court defends Justice Bromberg’s appointment to law reform body
Business of Law 2023-06-23 11:33 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Federal Court has come out in defence of one of its own, characterizing some media coverage of Justice Mordy Bromberg’s appointment to the Australian Law Reform Commission as “ill-informed”, in a statement strongly backed by lawyers and a leading judicial expert.

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Quintis founder’s estate sequestered, in win for company with $15M claim
Agriculture 2023-06-22 11:26 pm By Christine Caulfield Sydney

A court has ordered the estate of Frank Wilson, founder of failed sandalwood producer Quintis, to be sequestered in a claim brought by Quintis subsidiary Arwon to recover an unpaid $15 million debt. 

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7-Eleven class action funder disputes ‘strong reasons’ for denying CFO
Appeals 2023-06-21 4:07 pm By Christine Caulfield

A litigation funder whose cut of a $98 million settlement in franchise class actions against 7-Eleven was slashed in half is challenging a judge’s finding that “strong reasons” exist to refuse it a common fund order.

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