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The “Essure” implantable contraceptive device representative action — Turner v Bayer Australia Ltd
Published on 25 Aug 2025 by Bill Madden and Matilda LynchThis article is a case summary of the Turner v Bayer Australia Ltd [2024] VSC 760 matter, whereby an Australian woman filed a class action suit against Bayer for an allegedly defective contraceptive device, called 'Essure'.
Read more >Case summary: Ioannidis v Carretero [2025] NSWDC 258 - Dog attacks, psychological harm, and the limits of statutory compensation under the Companion Animals Act 1998 (NSW)
Published on 22 Aug 2025 by Thomas FelizziThis article is a case summary of the Ioannidis v Carretero [2025] NSWDC 258 matter, which addresses statutory interpretation of “bodily injury,” the evidentiary challenges of causation in psychiatric injury, and the assessment of economic loss where harm arises from a single, traumatic event.
Read more >Case summary: Chowdhury v Insurance Australia Ltd t/as NRMA Insurance [2025] NSWPIC 167 – can pet care be a treatment expense after a motor vehicle accident?
Published on 21 Aug 2025 by David Jones and Kate LathamThis article is a case summary of the Chowdhury v Insurance Australia Ltd t/as NRMA Insurance [2025] NSWPIC 167 matter, which determines if pet care can be a treatment expense following a motor vehicle accident.
Read more >Celebrating 125 years
Doyle’s Guide – First Tier Law Firm Recognition
Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers has been recognised by Doyle’s Guide as a First Tier Leading Firm in the following categories:
First Tier 2023 Personal Injury Doyles recognition announced October 2023.
First Tier 2022 Employment Doyles recognition announced March 2022.
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