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Top 10 class action settlements of 2023
Top 10 Class Action Settlements 2024-01-05 4:07 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Companies and government entities paid out less to settle class actions in 2023 than in the previous two years, with no mega settlements hitting their […]

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PFAS class action member faces opt out hurdle after $22M settlement
Class Actions 2023-10-03 1:44 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A resident of the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community has been granted more time to decide whether he wants to bring a late bid to opt […]

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Judge refuses to bar children, non-Indigenous people from PFAS settlement
Class Actions 2023-09-08 11:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has rejected a bid by in-fighting group members to bar children and non-Aboriginal residents in the Wreck Bay community from receiving a cut […]

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PFAS class action judge OKs $132.7M settlement, $33M CFO
Class Actions 2023-08-25 10:38 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has blessed a $132.7 million settlement and a $33 million common fund order in a class action over toxic firefighting foam, saying he […]

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$22M PFAS class action settlement wins court OK
Class Actions 2023-06-19 4:05 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has approved a $22 million settlement in a class action on behalf of a First Nations community that alleges their land was contaminated […]

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Insurers on hook for combustible cladding claims against builder LU Simon
Insurance 2023-06-06 3:14 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has found insurers must cover claims against builder LU Simon Builders over alleged combustible cladding in Melbourne’s Atlantis Towers after a judge found […]

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PFAS class action on behalf of First Australians settles for $22M
Class Actions 2023-05-25 11:13 am By Cindy Cameronne

The last class action against the Department of Defence over the use of alleged toxic firefighting foam at a military base in Jervis Bay has […]

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High Court snubs Sunwater in appeal over coverage for $440M floods settlement
High Court 2023-04-13 2:15 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has rejected dam services provider Sunwater’s request that it weigh in on a dispute over insurance coverage for a $440 million class action […]

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Sunwater insurer doesn’t owe coverage for $440M Queensland floods class action
Insurance 2022-12-16 9:25 pm By Sam Matthews

Queensland government-owned water services provider Sunwater has lost a bid to overturn a judgment letting insurer Liberty Mutual Insurance off the hook for its share […]

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Insurers defeat appeals in COVID-19 business interruption test cases
COVID-19 2022-02-21 5:11 pm By Christine Caulfield

An appeals court challenge by a group of small businesses seeking coverage under business interruption insurance policies for losses flowing from COVID-19 restrictions has largely […]

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