Companies and government entities paid out less to settle class actions in 2023 than in the previous two years, with no mega settlements hitting their pocketbooks.
A court has approved a $26 million settlement in the long-running class action against cruise operator Scenic Tours, with $7 million earmarked for litigation funder Legal Justice.
Cruise operator Scenic Tours has agreed to settle a long-running class action with travellers who were promised a āonce in a lifetime cruise along the grand waterways of Europeā but were instead forced to take the bus, after almost ten years of litigation that went all the way to the High Court.
A judge has ruled Scenic Tours can cross-examine class action members without seeking approval from referees, who will oversee a process for assessing amounts owed to them, after the tour operator mostly lost its appeal of a judgment that put it on the hook for damages to disappointed cruise goers.
Cruise operator Scenic Tours is stuck with a $10 million damages bill but has avoided paying for disappointed travellerās flights, after an appeals court mostly rejected its appeal of an award to travellers who were promised a āonce in a lifetime cruise along the grand waterways of Europeā but were instead forced to take the bus.
A judge has questioned a bid by cruise operator Scenic Tours to water down a class action brought over a series of European cruises that went ahead in 2018 despite a record-breaking drought that saw river levels drop so low they became impassable.
Cruise operator Scenic Tours has made a bid to dramatically narrow the scope of a second class action brought over a series of European cruises that went ahead in 2018 despite a record-breaking drought that saw river levels drop so low they became impassable.
A judge has ordered Scenic Cruises to pay just over $10 million to travellers who were promised a āonce in a lifetime cruise along the grand waterways of Europeā but were instead forced to take the bus from city to city.
Cruise operator Scenic Tours is appealing a courtroom loss that could see it owing $25 million in damages in a class action by travelers who were promised a āonce in a lifetime cruise along the grand waterways of Europeā but were instead forced to take the bus from city to city due to heavy rain and high water levels.
Passengers on a European river cruise operated by Scenic Tours can claim damages for disappointment after they were forced to take buses for most of their luxury tour, the High Court has ruled.