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‘Must be April Fool’s day’: judge slams 120 common questions ‘joke’ in botched breast implant class action
Class Actions 2019-09-13 8:05 pm By Amelia Birnie Sydney
The judge overseeing a class action against The Cosmetic Institute over allegedly botched breast enhancement surgery has queried whether the plaintiffs were playing an “April Fool’s joke” after they proposed a list of 120 common questions for determination.
Judge ‘flummoxed’ about why 200 pelvic mesh cases are not a class action
AJB Stevens 2019-09-12 1:20 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
A Federal Court judge has expressed disbelief that hundreds of lawsuits are being pursued over allegedly defective  pelvic mesh, saying he was "absolutely flummoxed" as to why the law firm leading them hadn't considered filing a class action.
Class action alleges Cosmetic Institute director was mastermind behind ‘one size fits all’ breast surgery
Class Actions 2019-08-07 8:11 pm By Amelia Birnie Sydney
The plaintiffs in The Cosmetic Institute class action over allegedly botched breast implants will argue a former director of the company was the mastermind behind the ‘one size fits all’ business model, after the business went into liquidation and stopped participating in litigation.
Judge meets further resistance from doctors group in Ethicon pelvic mesh class action
Class Actions 2019-07-26 9:54 pm By Amelia Birnie Sydney
A judge has ordered a leading doctor’s professional body to hand over its member list to the applicants in the Ethicon pelvic mesh class action, after the organisation tried to argue its physical member book didn’t strictly fall within the terms of a court order.
Subpoena not a ‘garden party invitation’: judge in pelvic mesh class action warns doctor groups
Class Actions 2019-07-16 8:05 pm By Amelia Birnie Sydney
A judge overseeing the pelvic mesh class action against Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon has questioned why three doctor's professional bodies tried to negotiate court orders requiring them to hand over their member lists, agreeing the supboena was "not a garden party invitation".
Allergan faces potential class action over breast implants linked to rare cancer
Class Actions 2019-07-12 10:07 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
Slater & Gordon is probing a possible class action against Allergan Australia on behalf of women who developed a rare form of lymphoma linked to the company's textured breast implants.
ACCC launches safety review of baby sleep products after US deaths
Article 2019-07-12 4:00 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has launched a safety review of bouncers, rockers and inclined sleep products for babies after at least 74 infant fatalities were reported in the United States.
Couple sues Samsung after home destroyed by exploding washing machine
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-07-10 5:57 pm By Amelia Birnie Sydney
A Queensland couple has filed a product liability claim against Samsung seeking almost half a million dollars in damages, after their washing machine allegedly exploded and sparked a fire that burnt their house to the ground.
Bayer hit with class action over contraceptive implants
Bayer 2019-07-09 4:11 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
Slater & Gordon has filed a class action against life sciences giant Bayer over allegedly defective contraceptive implants that caused serious side effects, requiring many patients fitted with the devices to have hysterectomies.
Combustible cladding defendants may drag engineers, certifiers into class action
Class Actions 2019-07-08 8:36 pm By Amelia Birnie Sydney
German-based cladding manufacturer 3A Composites has foreshadowed potential cross claims against third party engineers and certifiers in one of two class actions brought over allegedly dangerous combustible cladding used in countless buildings across Australia.