Insurer Atradius has lost its bid to bring a $1.5 billion (US$1 billion) case against four KordaMentha liquidators and 60 financiers of the Arrium group alleging they failed to act under a duty of utmost good faith when agreeing on how to divvy up sale proceeds for several entities.
Private health insurer Medibank has hit back at a class action over a data breach that affected close to 10 million customers, describing the claims as “hopeless.”
Unless the parties can reach a last minute settlement over the weekend, trial in a class action against the Department of Defence over the use of alleged toxic firefighting foam at military bases across the country will begin Monday.
A judge has expressed his “frustration” that a class action against the government over the use of alleged toxic firefighting foam has not settled despite the resolution of similar group proceedings almost three years ago.
A judge has found that lead plaintiffs in a class action by commercial fishing operations against Gladstone Ports can bring new claims out of time, saying it would be “grossly inconsistent” if group members had broader limitation relief than representative parties.
Retailers represented in a class action against Tyro over an EFTPOS outage will get 40 per cent of a settlement with the fintech after a funding commission and fees are deducted.
Monster Energy has been sued by an inventor who claims that the beverage giant infringed his patent for laser etched pull tabs like those used to package its energy drinks.
A court has heard that a director at office leasing company Cushman & Wakefield who accepted a job with a competitor could lose a $1.3 million sign-on bonus if the case by her former employer is not promptly resolved.
Australia’s largest private health insurer Medibank has been hit with a shareholder class action in the wake of a massive cyberattack that left the data of 10 million customers exposed.
The NSW state racing authority has won access to communications between public relations firm Cato & Clive and five other racing bodies, including Racing Victoria, as it weighs a lawsuit alleging they plotted to exclude the body from the Australian horseracing industry.