$192.5M oil spill class action settlement gets nod, but firm’s cut to be decided

Class Actions 2023-02-23 2:10 pm By Sam Matthews | Melbourne

A judge has approved a $192.5 million settlement in an oil spill class action on behalf of Indonesian seaweed farmers, but the slice for the law firm running the action and its litigation funder remains to be determined amid allegations of negligence by the former lead applicant in the case.