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McDonald’s wins privilege spat in case brought by ex-franchisee after viral video
Franchises 2023-02-06 2:10 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former McDonald’s franchisee has lost his challenge to a privilege claim by the fast food giant in his lawsuit alleging he was wrongly dropped after questioning his neighbour’s Indigenous identity in a 2019 viral video recording an altercation over an Aboriginal flag.

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United Petroleum hit with franchisee class action over ‘unprofitable’ Pie Face stores
Class Actions 2023-02-02 10:21 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

United Petroleum has been hit with a class action on behalf of franchisees who allege they suffered loss when the petrol giant installed loss-making Pie Face stores at its franchise sites.

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Franchisees in class action against Hog’s Breath Cafe lose appeal of $1.2M security order
Class Actions 2022-09-26 11:39 pm By Christine Caulfield

A potentially stultifying order for $1.23 million in security for costs in a class action against the Hog’s Breath Cafe restaurant chain has survived a challenge by the franchisees.

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Retail Food Group tries to shut down franchisee class action
Class Actions 2022-09-08 10:19 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Retail Food Group wants to shut down a class action brought on behalf of current and former franchisees of its Michel’s Patisserie chain who claim to have suffered losses stemming from changes to the franchise giant’s supply chain in 2015 and 2016.

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Onus on franchisor to prove $1.2M security would not kill class action, Full Court told
Class Actions 2022-08-22 11:57 pm By Christine Caulfield

Fighting what they say is a stultifying $1.23 million order for security for defence costs in a class action, franchisees of Hog’s Breath Cafe have argued it is up to the restaurant chain to prove group members can pony up the dough.

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7-Eleven class action funder wins first-ever interim payment from settlement
Class Actions 2022-06-17 4:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has granted a litigation funder for two franchisee class actions against 7-Eleven an interim payment to cover its costs ahead of a ruling on how much it can pocket from a $98 million settlement.

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‘Unsatisfactory state of affairs’: 7-Eleven class action funder wants $16.6M advance on payout
Class Actions 2022-06-15 4:49 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A litigation funder for two franchisee class actions against 7-Eleven has asked a court for a $16.6 million payout to cover its costs before a judge rules on how much it can pocket from a $98 million settlement.

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7-Eleven class action law firm’s billing practice ‘troubling’, court hears
Class Actions 2022-05-13 9:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge overseeing two franchisee class actions against 7-Eleven that settled for $98 million has been urged to cut the payout to the law firm running the cases because it had a “troubling” practice of deferring its fees.

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PwC sued over advice on $88M sale of Hudson Pacific to Retail Food Group
Financial Services 2022-05-12 5:59 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The founder of wholesale food company Hudson Pacific has sued PricewaterhouseCoopers for allegedly providing bad advice on the terms of the $88 million sale of his business to Retail Food Group in 2016.

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Dealers in Holden class action rejected $5M offer from GM
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-04-28 10:33 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Car dealers that have brought a class action against General Motors over its decision to retire the Holden brand in Australia rejected offers of compensation totaling close to $5 million, according to court documents.

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