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Pelvic mesh victim who opted out of class action can sue bankrupt Astora
Personal injury 2022-09-23 11:24 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A woman allegedly injured by a defective pelvic mesh product has won her bid to bring a lawsuit against bankrupt Astora Women’s Health after she opted out of a class action, which promised her no more than $10,000 under a proposed settlement.

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Essure class action slams Bayer’s bid for applicant’s teen medical records
Class Actions 2022-09-21 2:15 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The lead applicant in a class action against Bayer over its Essure contraceptive device has admonished the drug maker’s request for her medical records since the age of 14, saying it had “no basis” and was a “fishing exercise”.

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Government to face class action over NDIS age exclusion
Class Actions 2022-09-20 3:30 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The federal government will face a class action on behalf of disabled individuals age 65 and over who have been excluded from the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

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Mylan appeals ATO’s rejection of $48M deduction in spat over $1.2B Alphapharm deal
Tax 2022-09-19 2:04 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian unit of Mylan is challenging the ATO’s rejection of a $48 million deduction  for 2020 in the generic drug company’s latest spat with the tax office over interest on loans to fund its $1.2 billion acquisition of generic drug maker Alphapharm.

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Fresenius Kabi, Samsung Bioepis lock horns again over Humira biosimilar
Intellectual Property 2022-09-13 10:30 pm By Cindy Cameronne

German biotech Fresenius Kabi has struck back at Samsung Bioepis’s latest attack on the validity of its patents for a liquid formulation of top selling immunosuppressant drug Humira, accusing the Korean company of causing its sales to flag by infringing the patent.

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J&J, Ethicon to pay record $300M settlement in pelvic mesh class actions
Class Actions 2022-09-12 11:03 am By Sam Matthews

Johnson & Johnson Medical and unit Ethicon have agreed to pay $300 million to settle two class actions brought by Shine Lawyers on behalf of Australian women implanted with pelvic mesh and tape devices.

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Apple hit with suit over App Store takedown
Technology 2022-09-12 1:34 pm By Sam Matthews

Apple has been sued by a microneedling pen company that alleges it suffered loss when the tech giant removing its app from the App Store based on bogus claims of trade mark infringement.

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Victims of fake Sydney plastic surgeon Leslie Blackstock can’t sue insurers
Insurance 2022-09-08 5:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Two alleged victims of a former Sydney doctor who pretended to be a plastic surgeon and performed breast augmentation surgeries that left them injured cannot make claims against Avant Insurance, an appeals court has ruled. 

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Drug ingredient maker Alkaloids faces $30M penalty for ‘actively policing’ cartel
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-09-05 11:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Pharmaceutical ingredient producer Alkaloids of Australia is facing a maximum $30 million penalty but has argued it should pay less than $1 million after pleading guilty to cartel conduct over the supply of a key chemical found in generic stomach cramp drugs.

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Law firms lay down swords in Mesoblast shareholder class actions
Class Actions 2022-08-24 1:54 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Two law firms that filed competing class actions against regenerative medicine company Mesoblast for allegedly misleading shareholders about its Remestemcel-L treatment for COVID-19 complications have agreed to join forces and sidestep a beauty parade.

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