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Pelvic mesh maker Astora may make admissions in class action in light of J&J case
Product Liability 2021-02-26 2:19 pm By Miklos Bolza

Pelvic mesh device maker Astora Women’s Health is weighing whether to make admissions in a class action over allegedly defective products in light of a similar, high profile class action brought against Johnson & Johnson unit Ethicon over the devices.

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Baker McKenzie repped client for two and half years that did not exist, court told
Class Actions 2021-02-24 5:59 pm By Miklos Bolza

For two and a half years, law firm Baker McKenzie represented a client in class action litigation over allegedly defective pelvic mesh products that did not exist, a court has heard.

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$27M settlement rejected in pelvic mesh class action, group members may learn
Class Actions 2021-02-24 5:51 pm By Miklos Bolza

The rejection of a $27 million settlement offer in a class action over American Medical Systems’ pelvic mesh products may be included in a proposed opt out notice, with a judge mulling whether to inform group members about a little used law which allows one lead applicant to take over from another.

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Hyundai faces class action investigation over recalled cars
Class Actions 2021-02-15 7:08 pm By Cindy Cameronne

South Korean car maker Hyundai is facing a possible class action after it recalled over 90,000 cars earlier this month over safety concerns. 

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Judge questions whether novel PFAS class action should go to Full Court
Class Actions 2021-02-12 3:16 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen

A judge has raised the possibility of referring a class action against the Morrison government for allegedly contaminating Indigenous land with toxic firefighting foam to the Full Federal Court due to novel questions the case raises about whether damages can be recovered for cultural loss.

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J&J slammed for ‘wreckage’ of a case in pelvic mesh class action appeal
Class Actions 2021-02-03 3:39 pm By Miklos Bolza

A group of women harmed by pelvic mesh devices produced by Johnson & Johnson have accused it of persisting with a “wreckage” of a case in which one of its own doctors admitted the pharmaceutical company knew of the risks posed by the implants at they time they were sold worldwide.

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Fifth PFAS contamination class action launched against federal government
Class Actions 2021-02-03 9:05 am By Christine Caulfield

The Morrison government faces a fifth class action alleging the use of toxic firefighting foam at a Defence Force base on the South Coast of New South Wales contaminated Indigenous land.

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Judge was wrong to ignore pelvic mesh doctors, J&J says in high-stakes appeal
Appeals 2021-02-01 6:53 pm By Miklos Bolza

The judge who found J&J’s pelvic mesh implants defective in a high stakes class action ruling mde a “pervasive error” in disregarding the knowledge and views of the applicants’ doctors, an appeals court has heard. 

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Top 10 class action settlements of 2020
Analysis 2021-01-12 10:46 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen

Payouts in class actions in 2020 largely kept pace with the previous year despite the financial strain of the COVID-19 pandemic, with companies and other defendants paying more than $696 million to settle class actions last year.

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Judge blocks lawyers’ access to docs in stayed Monsanto class action
Product Liability 2020-12-22 4:58 pm By Miklos Bolza

Lawyers for the lead applicant in a stayed class action against Bayer-owned Monsanto over its weedkiller Roundup cannot access discovered documents in a separate class action against the agricultural giant in advance of mediation next year.

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