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Second law firm investigating class action against Coles, Woolworths
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-11-19 2:35 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Coles and Woolworths face a possible second class action over alleged dodgy discounts the subject of enforcement action by the consumer watchdog.

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Coles, Woolworths hit with class actions over discount claims
Class Actions 2024-11-14 5:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Coles and Woolworths have been hit with class actions on the back of ACCC proceedings alleging the grocery giants misled consumers with false discounts.

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Parties race to settle Exactech joint implant class action
Class Actions 2024-11-14 4:37 pm By Andy Sidler

The law firm running a class action against Exactech over allegedly faulty joint implants is facing the “impossible task” of settling the case by January, the “drop dead” deadline for resolving the claim under its US parent company’s restructuring.

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Class action accuses Exactech of supplying faulty joint implants
Class Actions 2024-09-06 12:53 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A Sydney law firm has filed a class action accusing private equity-owned medical device maker Exactech of supplying faulty joint implants that were subject to deterioration due to a packaging defect, caused serious medical complications in patients. 

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Losing law firm in Hino class action contest drops appeal, must pay costs
Class Actions 2024-08-13 11:08 pm By Christine Caulfield

A personal injury firm that lost out to a class action heavyweight in a contest to run a case against Toyota unit Hino has dropped its appeal and will wear the costs it incurred in bringing its case.

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Latecomer class action to take first swing at Mercedes-Benz
Class Actions 2024-04-17 4:34 pm By Sam Matthews

The plaintiffs in two competing class actions against Mercedes-Benz over alleged defeat devices designed to cheat regulatory emissions tests have agreed to temporarily stay the first-filed proceeding so that one filed over a year later can go ahead, a court has heard. 

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New Victorian Supreme Court practice note ‘should have gone further’, lawyers say
Analysis 2024-04-08 11:15 pm By Sam Matthews

Leading lawyers have welcomed a new practice note in the Commercial Court division of the Victorian Supreme Court, including a “rigid framework” to cut down on interlocutory disputation which is expected to benefit commercial class action litigants, but some say the note “should have gone further” to compel discovery from defendants.

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Subpoenas to identify group members in Mercedes-Benz class action ‘improper’: judge
Class Actions 2024-03-21 4:32 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has set aside subpoenas in a class action against Mercedes-Benz over alleged emissions cheating seeking material to identify group members and clarify the composition of the class, finding they were not issued for a legitimate forensic purpose.

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Lawyers’ costs would leave personal injury client with 5% of Coles settlement, court says
Personal injury 2024-02-20 3:17 pm By Sam Matthews

A woman who secured a $650,000 settlement from Coles after allegedly slipping on water at a Penrith, NSW supermarket may see just over five per cent of the sum after fees by the two law firms that represented her, as well as deductions by Medicare and Centrelink, a judge has said.

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Mercedes-Benz hit with competing class action over emissions testing
Class Actions 2024-02-05 10:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Mercedes-Benz has been hit with a competing class action over alleged defeat devices designed to cheat on diesel emissions tests, over a year after the first class action was filed.

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