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Judge blasts ‘absurd’ terms in pelvic mesh class action settlement offer
Baker McKenzie 2021-08-06 11:09 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A judge has slammed an “absurd” class action settlement offer made by pelvic mesh device maker Astora Women’s Health that would require Shine Lawyers to provide the company with indemnities, saying “no rational judge” would approve it.

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Law firms resolve multiplicity issue in Boston Scientific pelvic mesh class actions
AJB Stevens 2021-07-20 5:23 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A Sydney law firm that brought a class action against Boston Scientific over allegedly defective pelvic mesh products has agreed to stay its case while a class action by Shine Lawyers moves ahead.

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Fight brewing over competing pelvic mesh class actions against Boston Scientific
AJB Stevens 2021-07-09 9:57 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Despite a judge’s urging for the parties to arrive at a “pragmatic solution”, the lawyers behind competing pelvic mesh class actions against Boston Scientific will duke it out for carriage of the proceedings.

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Apple will take fight with Epic Games to the High Court
ACCC 2021-07-09 9:53 am By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Apple plans to appeal the Full Federal Court’s decision that Epic Games’ misuse of market power lawsuit over it App Store terms should be heard in Australia because the case raises issues of “fundamental public interest”.

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Full Court warned sending Epic Games lawsuit against Apple to California would have ‘chilling effect’
ACCC 2021-06-09 4:41 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Video game developer Epic Games has asked the Full Federal Court to overturn an “illogical” decision sending its competition lawsuit against Apple to California, saying the move would have a “chilling effect” on the enforcement of Australia’s competition laws.

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Google wants say on whether Epic battle with Apple should be heard in Australia
ACCC 2021-05-12 3:43 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Internet search giant Google wants to weigh in on an appeal over whether Epic Games’ lawsuit accusing Apple of abusing its dominance in the app store marketplace should be heard in Australia, as the ACCC wins its bid to intervene in the case.

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‘Optimistic’ judge calls for talks in competing class actions against Boston Scientific
AJB Stevens 2021-04-19 5:37 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A judge has urged the parties in two pelvic mesh class actions against Boston Scientific to come up with a “pragmatic solution” to the competing proceedings filed in the Federal and NSW Supreme courts.

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Full Court to hear Epic’s challenge to Apple dispute being heard in the US
Appeals 2021-04-16 11:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Fortnite game maker Epic Games has appealed a judge’s decision to send its misuse of market power case against Apple to California, in a significant case with implications for whether Australian companies can litigate disputes with tech giants on their home turf.

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Judge sends Epic’s competition dispute with Apple to California
ACCC 2021-04-09 11:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A judge has found that a clause in Apple’s agreement with developers requires that Fortnite game developer Epic Games litigate a closely watched competition lawsuit against the tech giant on its home turf. 

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Johnson & Johnson asks High Court to review landmark pelvic mesh ruling
Andrew Naylor 2021-04-09 2:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A Johnson & Johnson unit wants the High Court to review the Full Federal Court’s rejection of its challenge to a landmark class action ruling that found the company’s pelvic mesh implants were defective and that it failed to adequately warn about their risks.

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