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A class action over Medicare rebates for fertility treatments has flagged a constitutional fight in the case, saying Victoria's limitations legislation was inconsistent with federal human rights laws.
Litigation funder Omni Bridgeway is challenging a decision that halved its $71 million commission in the Robodebt class action, which settled for $550 million.
A judge has approved a $550 million settlement in a class action over the Morrison government’s Robodebt scheme but has halved a funder’s payout to $35 million, despite arguments that it was unprecedented to award a single digit percentage commission.
The funder that backed a class action over the Morrison government’s Robodebt scheme, which settled for a record $548.5 million, is seeking a $71 million commission, but a contradictor has told the court a $23 million cut will suffice.
A judge has said women who donated eggs to their same-sex partners and were removed from a class action over IVF rebates could potentially revive their claims, but the lead applicant has not yet indicated whether she will pursue this path.
A judge has rejected a bid by Toyota's finance arm to require group members in two class actions to register ahead of mediation to participate in any settlement arising from mediation in the cases.
A class action by property owners near a GrainCorp factory in rural Victoria has defeated the company's bid for security for costs, with a judge finding the orders would "stultify" the proceedings.
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A class action by property owners near a GrainCorp factory in rural Victoria has defeated the company's bid for security for costs, with a judge finding the orders would stultify the proceedings.
A judge has refused to order a competitive tender process for the administration of a $549 million settlement in a class action over the Morrison government’s Robodebt scheme, while also questioning the funder’s bid for a $71 million commission.
Women who donated eggs to their same-sex partners have been removed from a class action that claims women and lesbian couples were unlawfully denied Medicare rebates for IVF.