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TerraCom dragged into suit over alleged false coal certificates
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-05-28 11:44 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Coal producer TerraCom has been joined to a lawsuit brought by Korean Midland Power against a unit testing lab ALS Limited over allegedly exaggerated coal testing results. 

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Court orders HCF to pay $750K for misleading life insurance term
Insurance 2025-05-08 11:44 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

HCF Life insurance has been hit with a $750,000 penalty for including a pre-existing condition term in a life insurance policy, which a judge found was likely to mislead.

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Suncorp units, TAL to pay $34M to settle add-on insurance class action
Class Actions 2025-04-29 11:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Two Suncorp units and insurer TAL Life have agreed to pay $34 million to settle a class action over allegedly worthless add-on insurance sold at car dealerships.

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Suncorp confirms settlement in class action against AAI
Class Actions 2025-02-28 10:40 am By Christine Caulfield

Suncorp has reached a settlement in a class action against unit AAI over add-on insurance, the insurer confirmed on Friday.

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Trial vacated in add-on insurance class action against Suncorp’s AAI
Trials 2025-02-24 1:36 pm By Christine Caulfield

A court has vacated a trial set to begin Monday in the class action against Suncorp unit AAI over add-on insurance, suggesting a settlement is in the works.

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AAI class action trial delayed as firm waits for $1.7M bank guarantee
Insurance 2025-02-13 2:52 pm By Sam Matthews

Trial in a class action against Suncorp unit AAI over add-on insurance has been delayed as Maurice Blackburn works to secure a NAB bank guarantee to satisfy a $1.7 million security for costs order.

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S&P fails in bid for all class action expert evidence to be thrown out
Class Actions 2025-02-13 3:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Ahead of an eight-week trial in an investor class action in July, ratings agency S&P has lost its bid to throw out the entirety of the expert evidence in the case.

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Judge rejects ‘hopeless’ appeal over Latitude Financial data breach
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2025-01-17 10:13 pm By Sam Matthews

A self-represented customer of Latitude Financial has lost his bid to challenge a decision throwing out his data breach lawsuit against the non-bank lender after he defaulted on court orders.

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Flemington Properties wins $5M judgment in rent dispute with Ausgrid
Real Estate 2025-01-09 10:39 am By Christine Caulfield

Real estate company Flemington Properties has won $5 million from Ausgrid in a commercial rent dispute, with a judge finding the state corporation was effectively asking the court to rewrite the parties’ agreement.

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Maurice Blackburn’s class action risk too high to duck security, court told
Class Actions 2024-12-16 11:27 pm By Andy Sidler

Maurice Blackburn should provide $1.77 million in security in a class action over add-on insurance because the firm faces high risks in other class actions which could affect its ability to cover an adverse costs order, a court has heard.

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