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Epic Games case against Google ‘more ambitious’ than claims against Apple, court told
Trials 2024-03-26 10:43 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Epic Games’ case alleging Google ran its Play Store anti-competitively is “significantly more ambitious” than the Fortnite game maker’s claims against Apple, according to the search giant, which says its restraints are “more flexible and less draconian” than the iPhone maker’s.

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$46.5M settlement reached in G8 class action, teeing up first contingency fee payout
Class Actions 2024-03-25 9:22 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Australia’s largest childcare centre operator G8 Education has agreed to pay $46.5 million to settle a shareholder class action alleging the company failed to keep investors in the loop about factors affecting its 2017 financial performance, and the firm that ran the case is set to make $13 million after securing the first group costs order in Victoria.

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ANZ pays $57.5M to resolve class action over credit card interest charges
Financial Services 2024-03-25 10:33 am By Christine Caulfield

ANZ has agreed to pay $57.5 million in a settlement of a class action over retrospective interest charges on credit cards.

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BHP fights class action’s bid to augment group after pleading mistake
Class Actions 2024-03-25 9:58 pm By Sam Matthews

A five-year-old class action against BHP over the collapse of a Brazilian dam is seeking to amend the group definition following a judgment limiting the class size, but the mining company says it should not be punished for the applicant’s pleading mistake.

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‘Embarrassing in the true sense’: Westpac class action faces strike-out bids
Class Actions 2024-03-25 3:12 pm By Sam Matthews

Westpac subsidiary BT Funds Management and Tal Life Insurance have foreshadowed applications to strike out the pleadings of a class action alleging superannuation customers were overcharged for insurance coverage. 

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Players leading AFL class action ‘strongly’ against naming clubs, court told
Class Actions 2024-03-22 3:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The lead plaintiff and several group members in a class action against the Australian Football League on behalf of players who allegedly suffered brain injuries have “very strong” opposition to adding individual clubs, a court has heard.

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Investors in Melbourne development bring class action alleging misuse of funds
Class Actions 2024-03-22 5:22 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Investors in an apartment development in Melbourne have brought a class action against the responsible managers for two managed investment schemes, alleging their funds were misused. 

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Google slams ‘opportunistic’ app store class actions
Trials 2024-03-21 3:48 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Google has criticised two competition class actions which piggyback on claims brought by Fornite developer Epic Games as “opportunistic”, but counsel for the class actions told a court the suits on behalf of more than 15 million group members were in the public interest.

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Subpoenas to identify group members in Mercedes-Benz class action ‘improper’: judge
Class Actions 2024-03-21 4:32 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has set aside subpoenas in a class action against Mercedes-Benz over alleged emissions cheating seeking material to identify group members and clarify the composition of the class, finding they were not issued for a legitimate forensic purpose.

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Court calls half-time on AFL player’s concussion suit until after class action
Class Actions 2024-03-21 11:58 pm By Christine Caulfield

The AFL has scored a small victory in concussion litigation brought by players, winning an order temporarily halting a case by former Western Bulldogs player Liam Picken.

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