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Norovirus class action faces ‘lurking’ stay issue
Class Actions 2023-08-25 11:55 am By Sam Matthews

After surviving multiple strike-out bids, a class action against Carnival over norovirus outbreaks on its Sun Princess cruise ship is still facing a “lurking” issue about a potential stay in relation to the claims of a subset of group members.

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$41.45M settlement approved in pelvic mesh class action
Class Actions 2023-08-24 3:42 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has approved a $41.45 million settlement in a pelvic mesh class action against manufacturers Covidien and TFS but has put off deciding on the costs of the firm that ran the case, saying it is “next to useless” when law firms appoint their own costs consultants.

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Ardent Leisure settles class action over Dreamworld tragedy for $26M
Class Actions 2023-08-24 11:55 am By Cat Fredenburgh

A $26 million settlement has been reached in a class action against Ardent Leisure alleging it misled shareholders about safety measures that were in place ahead of the 2016 tragedy at its Dreamworld theme park in Queensland which claimed four lives.

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Deloitte may ask court to keep lid on class action settlement
Class Actions 2023-08-24 2:35 pm By Sam Matthews

Deloitte may seek confidentiality orders over the amount it agreed to pay to settle a shareholder class action over its audits of collapsed construction group Hastie.

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‘Group members are human beings’: Judge pans discontinuance notice in postgrads class action
Class Actions 2023-08-24 1:18 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has panned as “thoroughly unsatisfactory” a draft notice informing group members in an underpayments class action against the federal government that only claims on behalf of postgraduate research students at the University of Sydney will continue.

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With settlement attempts a bust, Navy training class action goes to referee
Class Actions 2023-08-23 4:43 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A referee will calculate individual damages for 290 former Royal Australian Navy sailors after failed attempts at a settlement in a class action against the Department of Defence, in which a judge ruled the government owed compensation.

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Virgin class action a lawyers’ feast after judge joins insurers
Business of Law 2023-08-22 12:47 pm By Sam Matthews

A class action against Virgin Australia has become a lawyers’ feast, with seven new firms entering the ring after a dozen insurers were joined to the action alleging the airline failed to disclose its true financial position in a $324 million capital raising prospectus.

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AMP to pay $110M to settle shareholder class action
Class Actions 2023-08-21 11:30 am By Cindy Cameronne

A shareholder class action that was filed in the wake of the banking royal commission over AMP’s fees-for-no-service practices has settled for $110 million. 

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Class action says Qantas got ‘$1B in interest free loans’ from COVID-19 cancellations
Class Actions 2023-08-21 12:34 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Qantas faces a class action on behalf of hundreds of thousands of customers who allegedly never received refunds after flights were cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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IAG class action says 30% GCO can’t be compared to beauty parade rates in Star cases
Class Actions 2023-08-18 2:29 pm By Sam Matthews

In its bid for a 30 per cent group costs order, the applicant in a class action against Insurance Australia Group says the percentage shouldn’t be compared to lower proposed rates — as low as 14 per cent — in a battle to run a class action against Star.

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