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Izuzu targeted in class action investigation over allegedly defective utes
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-07-19 5:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The law firm whose probe into allegedly defective diesel particulate filters in Toyota cars has led to a verdict worth as much as $2 billion against the car maker has launched a class action investigation into diesel particulate filter issues with two models of Isuzu utes.

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Climate change class action urgent given ‘what is at stake’, judge says
Class Actions 2022-07-19 1:06 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has put a climate change class action on behalf of Torres Strait Islanders on a tight timetable and committed herself to handing down judgment soon after trial, saying the case was one of “considerable urgency”.

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Nuix slams class action carriage agreement as ‘anti-competitive’
Class Actions 2022-07-18 4:18 pm By Sam Matthews

Shine and Phi Finney McDonald’s fallback plan to cooperatively run a class action against Nuix has come under fire, with the technology company urging the court to make the two firms compete against one another for sole carriage.

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Uber appeals ‘overbroad’ ruling in fight over privileged documents
Class Actions 2022-07-18 5:03 pm By Sam Matthews

Uber is challenging a ruling that found many email exchanges with its lawyers were made in furtherance of offences and were not protected by legal professional privilege, saying it would be forced to hand over to a class action “bog standard” legal advice.

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Class action wants admissions after Albanese declares ‘climate emergency’
Class Actions 2022-07-15 2:59 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The lead applicants in a climate change class action by Torres Strait Islanders are hoping the Commonwealth will admit climate change targets set by the Morrison government were “woefully inadequate”, a court heard Friday. 

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Boston Scientific to pay $105M in class action over pelvic mesh devices
Class Actions 2022-07-13 1:19 pm By Christine Caulfield

US medical device maker Boston Scientific has agreed to pay $105 million to settle a class action on behalf of Australian women implanted with one or more of the company’s pelvic mesh or sling products.

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Class action over COVID-19 jab mandate ‘legally misconceived’, judge says
COVID-19 2022-07-13 5:47 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has dismissed a proceeding against the New South Wales government over a mandate requiring healthcare workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, saying the applicant’s constitutional case was “legally misconceived and must be rejected.”

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Noumi fires back at Deloitte cross-claims in class action over $590M write-down
Class Actions 2022-07-12 7:42 pm By Sam Matthews

In the latest round of finger-pointing in a consolidated shareholder class action against Noumi, formerly Freedom Foods, the food company has taken aim at Deloitte’s claims that it gave the accounting firm misleading information.

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Judge says Queensland energy class action should be open to all eligible consumers
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-07-11 6:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered that a competition class action against Queensland power companies Stanwell and CS Energy be made open to all energy consumers in the state, saying it was not a “plain vanilla” commercial class action. 

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Judge questions if funders should get lower commissions in employment class actions
Class Actions 2022-07-08 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge overseeing the settlement approval of an underpayments class action against telco contractor BSA has questioned whether litigation funders should receive commissions lower than the market rate for running employment class actions.

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