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Judge rejects law firm’s updated bid in Hyundai, Kia class actions
Class Actions 2024-07-17 11:50 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has rejected a law firm’s attempt to update its bid to run class actions against Hyundai and Kia, saying the changes were intended to net the firm a competitive advantage in an upcoming fight for carriage of the class actions and different in substance from its previous position.

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Aristocrat says class action applicant should have deleted gambling app
Class Actions 2024-07-16 11:26 pm By Sam Matthews

Aristocrat Leisure has hit back at a class action over its allegedly illegal ‘social casino’ apps, saying that playing is optional and that the lead applicant should have deleted the games.

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COVID-19 business interruption class actions ‘manufacturing a controversy’, says insurer
Class Actions 2024-07-12 11:04 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Four insurers have argued that class actions over alleged business interruption losses during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic should be de-classed, with one insurer saying group members cannot “go behind” a Full Court decision denying coverage for certain policyholders.

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Contingency fees for class action lawyers are allowed, says Full Court
Class Actions 2024-07-05 11:05 am By Cindy Cameronne

Lawyers are allowed to take a cut from a class action settlement or judgment under a so-called solicitors’ common fund order, the Full Federal Court has ruled, saying they are a permissive use of the court’s power.

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Mayne Pharma reaches settlement in class action over antitrust probe
Class Actions 2024-07-02 11:46 am By Christine Caulfield

Generic drug maker Mayne Pharma has resolved a shareholder class action centred on disclosures connected to price-fixing claims by US regulators.

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CBA shareholders appeal trial loss in money laundering class actions
Class Actions 2024-06-25 11:16 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Shareholders of Commonwealth Bank have lodged expected appeals challenging a decision tossing their class actions over alleged lax money laundering compliance, giving the Full Federal Court a chance to clarify when companies must disclose regulatory investigations.

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Judge mulls joint trial of ACMA case, class action against Optus
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2024-06-14 3:35 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge overseeing several cases against Optus over a September 2022 data breach has raised the possibility of hearing a class action against the telco alongside new proceedings brought by the Australian Communications and Media Authority.

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Fees, commission to eat up half of $40M settlement in RCR Tomlinson class action
Class Actions 2024-06-13 4:27 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has approved a $40 million settlement in a shareholder class action against collapsed engineering firm RCR Tomlinson, with almost half of the settlement to go towards a funder’s commission and legal fees. 

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Judge worries about declassing COVID-19 business interruption cases
Class Actions 2024-06-12 11:05 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has raised concerns about bids to declass group proceedings over alleged business interruption losses during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the thousands of policyholders who registered for the class actions might reap more from the cases than making claims directly with their insurers.

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‘No more indulgence’: Firm that took over class actions can’t redo beauty parade bid
Class Actions 2024-06-06 11:09 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge will not allow a law firm that stepped in to lead class actions against Hyundai and Kia to amend its funding proposal to seek a group costs order ahead of a carriage fight, even though its proposal would have led to greater returns for group members.

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