The AFL has won its bid to strike out occupational health and safety claims from a class action over its concussion management practices.
A judge has approved an increase in the costs of distributing a $180 million settlement in a stolen wages class action but has said more “frankness” is needed in competitive tenders for the administration gig.
The Geelong Football Club has launched a bid to summarily dismiss or strike out claims alleging breaches of occupational health and safety regulations in a concussion class action against the AFL.
Mobil Oil has agreed to pay a $16 million penalty after admitting it ran false ads in far North Queensland claiming it was selling a specific brand of fuel with certain benefits, when in fact it was suppling ordinary fuel.
The firm wants a bigger slice of any recovery in its case against Paladin Energy, but its clearer funding arrangement and realistic litigation budget give it the edge over a rival class action outfit, a judge has found.
A contest to run a class action against Paladin Energy played out Monday, with two law firms each positioning themselves as the better bet, one for their funding and resources, the other for their contingency fee rate.
A judge has rejected applications by the AFL and the Geelong Football Club to declass a concussion class action, but has ordered an initial trial that will cover only a fraction of the 38-year claim period in the case.
IC Markets has prevailed in a fight with the applicant in a class action against the brokerage firm, which sought to personalise a notice to group members advising them of the case.
IC Markets is fighting a class action’s bid for “highly private and confidential” information about possible group members to craft personalised opt-out notices, arguing the information would be safer in the hands of a third-party mailing house than a plaintiff firm given increasing cyberattack risks.
A judge has temporarily excused uranium miner Paladin Energy from providing initial discovery in a shareholder class action, as the parties wait for a competing class action to be filed.