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Class action settlements leaped in value last year, with three settlements topping the $200 million mark.
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.
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.
Two Super Retail Group executives' claims that they were unfairly sacked for making whistleblower complaints will go to trial after they lost their bid to enforce an alleged settlement.
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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The owners of the Werribee shopping centre in Victoria have lost their bid for preliminary discovery related to the likely recovery in their $356 million claim against builder Probuild.
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.
A judge has found that representatives for forex broker Union Standard used unfair tactics to pressure customers to invest in risky financial products and derived most of their revenue from customer losses, said to total $83 million.
A judge has approved a $57.5 million settlement in a class action against ANZ over credit card interest, including allowing the funder to recoup $1.2 million in after-the-event insurance costs.
Boral has won a legal challenge to its former CEO facing cross-examination in a shareholder class action trial over an email referring to a confidential EY report.