Most Recent
Judge says cost agreement void, but approves $2M payday for Maddens in bushfire class action
Class Actions 2020-03-03 11:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has signed off on a $2 million payout for Maddens Lawyers in a class action against electricity provider Powercor over a 2018 St Patrick’s Day bushfire in Victoria that settled last year for $17.5 million, despite finding that the law firm’s cost agreement with group members was void.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Judge approves walkaway settlement in St Patrick’s Day bushfire class action
Class Actions 2019-08-06 6:50 pm By Amelia Birnie

A judge has signed off on the walkaway settlement reached in one of four St Patrickā€™s Day bushfire class actions filed by Maddens Lawyers, noting that the plaintiff faced a ā€œvery real risk of not succeedingā€ in some of its primary claims.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

  1. Pages:
  3. 1
  4. 2