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Judge trims funder’s cut in $38M Mayne Pharma class action settlement
Class Actions 2025-01-07 11:04 am By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has signed off on a $38 million settlement in a shareholder class action against Mayne Pharma but has slashed a 27.9 per cent commission for the funder that backed the case. Victorian Supreme Court Justice Andrew Watson approved the settlement on 19 December, including $6 million in legal costs and a 25.7 per…

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New Zealand’s highest court endorses early common fund orders
Class Actions 2025-01-07 10:51 am By Cindy Cameronne

ANZ Bank New Zealand has lost its bid to appeal a ruling that common fund orders can be made in class actions, including at an early stage of the proceeding,

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Law firm can’t dodge $5.4M security in Macquarie class action
Class Actions 2025-01-06 7:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Maurice Blackburn is stuck paying $5.4 million in security in a flex commissions class action against Macquarie, with a judge saying it represents a ā€œbusiness risk willingly undertakenā€.

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Pfizer faces class action investigation into Depo-Provera
Class Actions 2025-01-06 8:22 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

US drug maker Pfizer is facing a class action investigation into the possible link between its injectable contraceptive Depo-Provera and brain tumors.

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Top 10 class action settlements of 2024
Class Actions 2025-01-03 7:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Class action settlements leaped in value last year, with three settlements topping the $200 million mark.

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Toyota unit Hino to pay $87M to settle emissions cheating class action
Class Actions 2025-01-03 5:51 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Hino Motors has agreed to pay $87 million to settle a consumer class action alleging it misrepresented that its vehicles met Australian emissions and road standards over a 20-year period.

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‘Considerable disquiet’: Pelvic mesh group members can challenge $405M settlements
Product Liability 2024-12-23 11:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

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.

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$56M settlement approved in Monash IVF class action
Class Actions 2024-12-23 3:39 pm By Cindy Cameronne

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.

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Johnson & Johnson hit with class action over cold and flu medications
Class Actions 2024-12-20 6:16 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Johnson & Johnson has been hit with a class action for allegedly pushing ineffective cold and flu medications containing phenylephrine onto customers for decades.

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Limitations defences not relevant to new claims in Victoria class actions, court told
Class Actions 2024-12-20 11:04 pm By Cindy Cameronne

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.Ā 

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