A judge has cut the money owed to the lead applicant in a securities class action against the directors and auditors of laser technology company Arasor from a $19.25 million settlement after a failed attempt to “re-litigate” a dispute over almost $400,000 in GST refunds.
Maurice Blackburn has brought a second class action against two NAB units over $6.3 billion in super funds, after the law firm’s first attempt was shut down by a state court as invalid.
Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon unit is facing a second class action over its allegedly defective pelvic mesh products, following a landmark ruling that found the drug company did not adequately warn about the devices’ risks.
A judge has found that news articles published in the Herald Sun, Daily Mail and The Australian may have given group members in a class action against a Telstra contractor the “wrong impression” that they would be exposed to a cross-claim if they failed to opt out.
A lengthy dispute over insurance in a settled class action against sandalwood producer Quintis has been resolved, with the Federal Court rejecting a challenge by two insurers to the rectification of policies that could provide a further $11.25 million in recoveries to group members.
Courts have power to order oral discovery of potential witnesses ahead of trial, according to the judge overseeing two 7-Eleven class actions by franchisees, but the cases against the convenience store giant were not the occasion to exercise the power, he said.
The judge hearing an underpayments class action against hospitality company Merivale has found the workplace agreement that covered the group members was not validly approved.
A judgment in a heated carriage fight between three class actions against construction giant Boral provides some guidance to law firms about conduct that could potentially compromise their case for why they should be crowned the victor in a class action beauty parade.
The law firm running its class action on a no win no fee basis has been crowned the winner in a battle against two competing firms to lead a shareholder class action against construction giant Boral, in the first such judgment handed down in the wake of a High Court ruling on competing class actions.
The litigation funder that backed a dismissed employment class action against aviation service provider Airservices Australia has successfully argued that it should not bear the company’s costs of defending the case