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Jaguar Land Rover faces class action over allegedly defective diesel filters
Automotive 2022-11-24 11:39 pm By Sam Matthews

Car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover has been hit with a class action alleging it misled drivers over vehicles fitted with defective diesel particulate filters.

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Judge asks if tiered contingency fee ‘meaningless’ in Crown class action
Class Actions 2022-11-24 11:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has questioned a tiered contingency fee arrangement in a proposed group costs order by the law firm running a shareholder class action against Crown, asking whether the lower-end percentages were “meaningless”.

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Court tosses Equivac horse vaccine class action against Zoetis
Class Actions 2022-11-23 12:23 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has dismissed a class action brought against animal health giant Zoetis over alleged side effects resulting from its Hendra virus horse vaccine, finding there were “too many uncertainties” in the applicant’s evidence.

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Law firms ordered to join forces in Blue Sky, EY class action
Class Actions 2022-11-23 10:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered two law firms that filed competing shareholder class actions against failed Blue Sky Alternative Investments and auditor EY to team up to run a consolidated proceeding, despite opposition by one firm.

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Judge doubts law firm gave ‘full and frank advice’ on fees in Drake’s class action
Employment 2022-11-23 11:08 pm By Sam Matthews

Keeping up her scrutiny of fee disclosures by Adero Law in employment class actions launched in her court, a judge has questioned whether the law firm breached its fiduciary duty to the lead applicant in litigation against Drakes Supermarkets.

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Class action targets Mercedes-Benz over diesel emissions cheating
Automotive 2022-11-22 8:58 am By Christine Caulfield

Mercedes-Benz is the latest car maker to face a class action in Australia over alleged defeat devices designed to manipulate the results of regulatory diesel emissions testing.

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Class action woes mount for Toyota unit Hino over emissions cheating
Class Actions 2022-11-22 9:29 am By Christine Caulfield

Already facing one Australian class action for cheating on diesel emissions tests, Toyota unit Hino is the subject of a fresh class action probe announced Tuesday.

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Westpac opposes ‘premature’ notice of $126M class action settlement
Class Actions 2022-11-22 2:19 pm By Sam Matthews

Westpac has objected to several proposed notices going out to group members in a class action over ‘junk’ consumer credit insurance, which three of the Big Four banks have agreed to pay $126 million to settle.

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Settlement in Montara oil spill class action revealed to be worth $192.5M
Class Actions 2022-11-21 11:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

In one of the year’s biggest class action settlements, PTTEP Australasia has agreed to pay $192.5 million to settle a representative action over a 2009 oil spill that affected 15,000 Indonesian seaweed farmers.

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Battle to lead Blue Sky shareholder class action is on
Class Actions 2022-11-21 3:28 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The law firm that filed a second securities class action against failed Blue Sky Alternative Investments and auditor EY has moved swiftly to stay a competing class action brought three months ago.

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