Carnival PLC has denied that a passenger, whose husband contracted COVID-19 and had to be put on a ventilator, had a āhorribleā time aboard the ill-fated Ruby Princess, in a class actionās appeal of a finding that she was only entitled to $4,000 in damages.
A class action against Carnival over a COVID-19 outbreak aboard its Ruby Princess cruise ship has told the Full Court the lead applicant is entitled to damages “far in excess” of the $4,000 awarded by the trial judge for distress and disappointment.
Cruise operator Carnival PLC has mounted a cross-appeal aimed at overturning a judgeās finding that it negligently failed to prevent a COVID-19 outbreak aboard the Ruby Princess cruise ship, telling the Full Court that the primary judgeās findings were not consistent with his reasons.
The lead plaintiff in a four-year-old class action against Zurich Insurance over a defective New Zealand apartment block has said the case āhas to get movingā, telling the court that property owners have not received payment since a $50 million judgment was awarded overseas in 2017.
Insurer Vero is fighting a ruling that added it to a class action against cladding manufacturer Fairview Architectural over allegedly combustible cladding.Ā
Despite a judge’s complaint that class action costs are generally “out of control”, the law firm that secured a $192.5 million settlement and earned about $25 million in fees in the Montara oil spill case has won approval for more fees — these ones incurred in a hearing to determine how the settlement spoils should be divided.
A judge has ruled insurer Vero can be added to a class action over allegedly combustible cladding, finding removal of the cladding could be considered āproperty damageā under the wording of an insurance contract with cladding manufacturer Fairview.
A judge overseeing a $192.5 million settlement in an oil spill class action against PTTEP Australia on behalf of Indonesian seaweed farmers has balked at the āvery largeā costs sought by Maurice Blackburn for administering the deal, expressing concerns that class action costs are āgetting out of controlā.
Insurer Bond & Credit Company has overcome an administrator’s protests and won leave to bring cross-claims against three Greensill entities in lawsuits over the financing firmās $1.7 billion collapse.
A judge has approved a $192.5 million settlement in an oil spill class action on behalf of Indonesian seaweed farmers, but the slice for the law firm running the action and its litigation funder remains to be determined amid allegations of negligence by the former lead applicant in the case.