Product Liability
‘Considerable disquiet’: Pelvic mesh group members can challenge $405M settlements
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.
Employment
Judge rejects sacked Super Retail Group execs’ settlement claims
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.
Class Actions
$56M settlement approved in Monash IVF class action
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.
Employment
Kids clothing retailer hit with $5M penalty for worker exploitation
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.
White Collar
Third person sentenced over $180M Courtenay House Ponzi scheme
A third person has been sentenced in connection with the Courtenay House Ponzi scheme, which swindled $180 million from hundreds of investors.
Holiday Schedule
Lawyerly holiday publishing schedule
Lawyerly will be closed from 24 December until 6 January.
Class Actions
Johnson & Johnson hit with class action over cold and flu medications
Johnson & Johnson has been hit with a class action for allegedly pushing ineffective cold and flu medications containing phenylephrine onto customers for decades.
Securities
ASIC, Noumi win appeal in privilege fight over PwC report
An appeals court has overturned a finding that food company Noumi waived privilege over a PwC report commissioned by Ashurst, which it produced to ASIC under voluntary disclosure.
Judgment
‘In all circumstances unconscionable’: ASIC wins case against forex broker
A judge has found that representatives for forex broker Union Standard used unfair tactics to pressure customers to invest in risky financial products and derived most of their revenue from customer losses, said to total $83 million.
Class Actions
Limitations defences not relevant to new claims in Victoria class actions, court told
A class action against Toyota Finance has argued it can add new claims that are out of time because Victorian courts cannot factor in the loss of limitations defences in deciding whether to allow amendments.
