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Court to probe if 7-Eleven class action funder, law firm had deferred fee arrangement
Class Actions 2022-04-06 11:50 pm By Christine Caulfield

A marathon hearing of an application for court approval of a $98 million settlement in two 7-Eleven class actions has ended with a judge taking the rare step of signing off on the settlement amount while withholding approval of the legal costs and funding commission.

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Judge to appoint costs referee in $56.3M Colonial First class action settlement
Class Actions 2022-04-06 3:33 pm By Sam Matthews

Continuing a recent trend in class actions, a judge will appoint a referee to weigh in on Maurice Blackburn’s costs in a $56.3 million settlement in a class action against Colonial First State, but has so far declined to appoint a contradictor.

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Victorian gambling regulator takes disciplinary action against Crown Melbourne
Gaming 2022-04-06 4:09 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission has commenced disciplinary proceedings against Crown Melbourne after a royal commission found the casino operator enabled the illegal transfer of funds from China.

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Treasury Wine Estates’ ‘fishing’ claim against class action firms falls flat
Class Actions 2022-04-05 4:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Law firms accused of “fishing for a case” in a consolidated shareholder class action against Treasury Wine Estates have won access to key financial information in reports to the company’s board, with a registrar finding the material was relevant to the case.

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$98M 7-Eleven class action settlement approved but costs, commission hang in the balance
Class Actions 2022-04-04 12:40 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has signed off on a $98 million settlement in two franchisee class actions against 7-Eleven, but has yet to reach a decision on $19.6 million in legal costs and a $25 million funding commission, which a court-appointed contradictor has urged him to reject.

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Law firms accused of ‘fishing’ to expand class action against Treasury Wine Estates
Class Actions 2022-04-04 4:09 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Maurice Blackburn and Slater & Gordon are “fishing for a case” against Treasury Wine Estates, a court has heard during a discovery fight in a consolidated shareholder class action against the Penfolds wine maker.

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Major banks hit back at rate-rigging class action, argue claims are barred
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-04-04 9:10 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Five major banks including JPMorgan, Citibank and UBS have denied all wrongdoing in a class action accusing them of entering a cartel agreement to rig foreign exchange rates and argue the claims were brought out of time or are barred by settlements in overseas proceedings.

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J&J won’t contest follow-on pelvic mesh class action
Product Liability 2022-04-04 5:15 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

An additional 1,200 women who were implanted with defective pelvic mesh devices will be eligible for compensation after Johnson & Johnson unit Ethicon agreed that findings in an earlier class action which it unsuccessfully fought all the way to the High Court should apply to a follow-on class action.

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WSP to target another insurer over Opal Tower class action coverage after discovering $50M policy
Insurance 2022-04-04 3:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The structural engineer behind Sydney’s Opal Tower plans to drag insurer Tokio Marine into a lawsuit against two of Icon’s insurers, after discovering another $50 million policy that responds to claims in a class action brought by apartment owners.

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Colonial First State settles MySuper class action for $56M on eve of trial
Class Actions 2022-04-04 2:59 am By Christine Caulfield

Colonial First State will pay $56.3 million to settle a class action that accused the wealth management group of delaying the transfer of $3.2 billion in customer funds to low cost MySuper accounts.

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