A judge has approved a settlement in a class action against Monsanto under which ground members will get nothing, after he rejected claims that the company’s Roundup weed killer is carcinogenic.
The judge overseeing a class action over the $85 million sale of a Sydney development has expressed a more favourable view of the plaintiffs’ claims than a judge who denied them an interim injunction.
A shareholder class action against WiseTech has cited the logistics company’s response to a short seller’s report as proof of its failure to disclose the true performance of businesses purchased during an acquisitions streak.
Two class actions have been filed alleging racial discrimination by New South Wales and Western Australia over the placement of children in state care.
A law firm is investigating a class action against Carnival and Royal Carribean over their casinos following the death of a cruise ship passenger in May.
A judge has approved the discontinuance of a class action against a Westpac subsidiary after the funder bowed out.
CBA has attacked two failed class actions’ “misguided” appeal, arguing that requiring companies to disclose incomplete information to shareholders would distort the market.
The Full Court has heard that a judge’s finding on materiality in two failed shareholder class actions against CBA could have “troubling” repercussions for insider trading cases and must be overturned.
Coles and Woolworths face a possible second class action over alleged dodgy discounts the subject of enforcement action by the consumer watchdog.
The NSW government’s bid for the names of 2,316 registered group members in a class action over strip searches at music festivals has been knocked back by the court.