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Judge won’t toss claims in Fitch Ratings class action
Class Actions 2025-04-03 4:07 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Fitch Ratings has lost its bid for summary dismissal of claims in a class action over allegedly rosy ratings for risky derivative financial products issued 17 years ago on the basis that they are time-barred. The class action is Banton Group’s second group proceeding alleging Fitch gave overly positive ratings ranging from AAA to AA-…

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Allianz’s $170M class action settlement OK’d, law firms to pocket $42.5M
Class Actions 2025-04-02 9:56 am By Christine Caulfield

A court has approved a $170 million settlement in a class action against Allianz, and has signed off on an order that gives the firms behind the case 25 per cent of the deal.

Mineral Resources, Chris Ellison hit with shareholder class action
Class Actions 2025-04-02 10:25 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Mineral Resources and founder Chris Ellison have been hit with a shareholder class action over alleged disclosure failures related to transactions with a company Ellison owned.

Silk with class action, competition law chops appointed to NSW Court of Appeal
Courts 2025-04-02 3:28 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A Sydney silk who has worked on several car defect class actions and represented Apple over claims it engaged in anti-competitive conduct in the app marketplace has been appointed to the NSW Court of Appeal. 

Court approves $3.5M settlement in Melissa Caddick class action
Class Actions 2025-04-01 2:59 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has approved a $3.5 million settlement in a class action brought by former clients of Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick.

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‘Game, set, match’ for United class action’s fight against $2.3M security, court told
Class Actions 2025-04-01 11:55 pm By Andy Sidler

The fact that at least three funders are open to backing a franchisee class action against United Petroleum should doom the class action’s opposition to the petrol chain’s bid for $2.3 million in security, a court has heard. 

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Plastic surgeon can’t escape class action despite applicant dropping claims
Class Actions 2025-04-01 11:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action over alleged botched cosmetic surgeries can drop claims against one surgeon, but the doctor will remain a party so other defendants can point the finger at him.

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WA public housing landlord points to ‘limited resources’ in class action defence
Class Actions 2025-04-01 11:53 pm By Sam Matthews

Western Australia and its public housing landlord have denied a class action’s allegations that Indigenous people living in remote communities were overcharged for substandard public housing.

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Hyundai, Kia class actions could expand ‘dramatically’, court hears
Class Actions 2025-03-28 3:09 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Class actions against Hyundai and Kia over alleged defective anti-lock braking systems could expand “dramatically”, a court has heard, as a contest over competing cases ticks over into a second year.

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Light & Wonder faces potential shareholder class action
Class Actions 2025-03-28 11:26 pm By Andy Sidler

Gaming company Light & Wonder is facing a possible shareholder class action for allegedly misleading investors about the growth of its Dragon Train game, which Aristocrat claims its rival developed by misappropriating its trade secrets. Class action firm Phi Finney McDonald announced it is investigating a class action on behalf of investors who purchased Light…

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