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‘Disastrous’ GetSwift class action settlement revised down to $1M
A $1.5 million class action settlement against failed logistics provider GetSwift, which a judge termed a "disaster", has been revised down to $1 million and may face a liquidators' challenge that could see a group members recover nothing.
GetSwift liquidators flag challenge to settlement in ‘disastrous’ class action
Liquidators of failed tech company GetSwift have foreshadowed an objection to a $1.5 million settlement going to shareholders in a class action that a judge has labelled a “disaster".
GetSwift class action applicant must ‘bite the bullet’, judge says
A judge overseeing a shareholder class action against the now failed GetSwift has urged the applicant to decide soon if he will forge ahead with a problematic settlement, seek summary judgment or wait to see what comes of the parent company's bankruptcy case.
Judge nudges AMP to seek dismissal of class action claims
A judge has suggested that financial services giant AMP bring an application for summary dismissal of part of a class action over allegedly excessive insurance premiums, questioning the basis for the claims.
Mercedes can’t shield board minutes in $650M dealer lawsuit
Car dealers bringing a $650 million lawsuit against Mercedes over its decision to move to a fixed-price agency model have won access to board meeting minutes and related correspondence sent to the company's top brass.
Mercedes ‘laid open’ its legal advice in $650M dealer lawsuit, court told
Car dealers bringing a $650 million lawsuit against Mercedes over its decision to move to a fixed-price agency model are seeking to access legal advice given to the car manufacturer on non-renewal notices at the heart of the case.
‘Tear it up’: Judge censures silk in $650M Mercedes-Benz dealer lawsuit
A court has directed a senior barrister acting in a $650 million lawsuit against Mercedes-Benz to “tear up” a letter his instructing solicitors sent concerning the judge's ownership of a Mercedes vehicle, and said he was "surprised" the counsel signed off on it.
Mercedes-Benz can’t access chats with Labor senator in $650M dealer suit
Mercedes can't access communications between Australia's peak body for car dealers and a Labor senator to use in its defence of a $650 million lawsuit over its decision to move to a fixed-price agency model.
Mercedes Benz CEO to hand over docs after dealers decry ‘unsatisfactory’ production
Mercedes Benz Australia will produce 10,000 pages of documentary evidence alongside material from CEO Florian Seidler, in its fight against a $650 million lawsuit brought by Australian dealers over the car maker’s decision to move to a fixed-price agency model.
Mercedes-Benz dealers lose ‘ambitious’ bid to view confidential head office docs
Australian Mercedes-Benz dealers behind a $650 million lawsuit over the car maker’s decision to move to a fixed-price agency model have lost a bid for an “ambitious number” of dealers to view “super confidential” documents from the company’s head office in Germany.