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AMP has fight on hands over bid to move class actions
Class Actions 2018-06-07 10:14 pm By Christine Caulfield

AMP will begin its push on Friday to move competing Federal Court class actions to the NSW Supreme Court, but the company will face fierce opposition.

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Westpac class action funder wants $77M ‘windfall’, bank says
Class Actions 2018-05-29 9:49 pm By Miklos Bolza

If Shine Lawyer’s upper damage estimate of $259 million is correct, the funder backing the Westpac life insurance class action would be entitled to a “windfall” of $77 million, the bank told the Federal Court Tuesday.

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Airline settles with brain surgeon over jammed pinky finger
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-05-29 2:33 pm By Christine Caulfield

Austrian Airlines has resolved a case brought by a brain surgeon who claimed his pinky finger was permanently damaged after it was caught in a fold-out tray table during a flight.

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Passenger sues Virgin Australia over bumpy landing
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-05-28 9:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A 64-year-old woman has sued Virgin Australia over injuries allegedly sustained as a result of a bumpy landing on a domestic flight.

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Shine joins AMP class action frenzy
Shine Lawyers 2018-05-17 10:19 pm By Miklos Bolza

Beleaguered financial institution AMP is facing yet another shareholder class action with Shine Lawyers joining three other law firms in what is shaping up to be a beauty pageant of class actions.

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Judge to weigh funding deal in Westpac class action
Class Actions 2018-05-10 10:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

A two-day hearing has been scheduled in the Westpac life insurance class action over a proposed funding arrangement that would give litigation backer JustKapital 30 per cent of any recovery, in addition to costs outlaid by lawyers for the class.

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AFL facing race, sex harassment lawsuit by ex-player Joel Wilkinson
Shine Lawyers 2018-05-09 10:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Former AFL player Joe Wilkinson is preparing the sue the AFL, top clubs, coaches and players after allegedly facing racial abuse and sexual harassment throughout his career. 

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Quinn Emanuel brings class action against AMP
Class Actions 2018-05-09 10:05 pm By Christine Caulfield

Law firm Quinn Emanuel has filed the first shareholder class action against AMP ahead of the beleaguered company’s annual general meeting on Thursday.

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J&J hits back at expanded pelvic mesh class
Class Actions 2018-05-03 5:06 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Johnson & Johnson has struck back at an amended statement of claim filed in a class action over allegedly defective pelvic mesh, saying that lead applicants’ claims do not meet the bar to proceed as a class action.

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Passenger sues Qantas over exploding headphones
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-04-23 10:19 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A seventy-eight-year-old man has taken Qantas to court over injuries allegedly suffered when headphones provided by the airline for in-flight entertainment exploded during a flight.

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