A judge has ruled that disaster payments cannot be taken into consideration in assessing damages in a long-running class action over the 2011 Queensland floods that destroyed 2,000 homes and claimed 12 lives.
The states of Victoria and Queensland have joined two class actions over allegedly combustible cladding as group members, with the claims in the proceedings now exceeding $500 million.
Embattled dam operators Seqwater and Sunwater, along with the State of Queensland, have been hit with costs in a class action over the 2011 floods that destroyed 2,000 homes and claimed 12 lives.
A judge has raised doubts about claims of loss and damage in a class action by members of superannuation funds operated by NAB units MLC and NULIS over alleged MySuper mismanagement, as he determines a challenge to whether the case was validly brought as a class action.
Dam operator Sunwater wants evidence from Maurice Blackburn, the law firm behind the landmark Queensland flood class action, showing how the applicant will calculate aggregate damages for around 6,800 group members.
The applicants in a shareholder class action against Dreamworld owner Ardent Leisure over a 2016 tragedy in which four people died following a ride malfunction have lost their request for the company’s insurance documents, with a judge rejecting suggestions that the theme park operator lacks assets to pay the estimated $310 million in claims.
The lead applicant in a shareholder class action against Dreamworld owner Ardent Leisure over a 2016 tragedy in which four people died following a ride malfunction is seeking access to the company’s insurance documents, amid fears the theme park operator lacks assets to meet the estimated $310 million lawsuit.
Mining giant BHP has been given the green light to bring allegations of fraud against competitor Cherwell Creek Coal in a long running dispute over mining rights.
Two National Australia Bank units are trying to shut down a Maurice Blackburn-led class action over alleged superannuation mismanagement, claiming that the proceeding was invalidly commenced in the Supreme Court of Victoria.
A court has approved a $2.9 million penalty against medical booking platform HealthEngine after the company admitted to deleting and altering unfavourable reviews and misusing consumer data.