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Top 10 class action settlements of 2024
Class action settlements leaped in value last year, with three settlements topping the $200 million mark.
AGL cops a $25M penalty for overcharging welfare recipients
Energy provider AGL has been slapped with a $25 million penalty after it continued to deduct payments from around 500 welfare recipients after they had closed their accounts.
Law firms to join forces in class actions against Coles, Woolworths
Two law firms that were set to run competing class actions against Coles and Woolworths over alleged illusory discounts have reached an in-principle agreement to collaborate.
Honda must pay dealer $13.6M for contract breaches
A judge has ordered Honda to pay $13.6 million in damages to dealer Brighton Automotive in a suit over the car maker's move away from a dealership model. 
‘Risks in every case’: Judge questions contingency fee in IAG class action
A judge has questioned a contingency fee bid by Slater & Gordon in a class action against Insurance Australia, saying the risks of the case were inherent to almost every class action.
$272M settlement approved in Uber class actions
The judge overseeing class actions against Uber has approved a $271.8 million settlement, which includes an $82 million deduction for the funder and $39 million for the firm that ran the cases.
ANZ, OnePath class action members to pocket 65% of settlement if costs OK’d
The law firm running a class action against ANZ and superannuation trustee OnePath wants a 29.4 per cent cut of the $50 million settlement, having run the case on a no win, no fee basis. 
Honda tells court it should be on the hook for $12M in spat with dealer
Dealer Brighton Automative is gunning for $13.9 million in damages after Honda cut its contract off prematurely, with Honda hopeful the figure is more like $12.1 million. 
Medibank says Deloitte data breach report not relevant in shareholder class action
Medibank is seeking to shield from a shareholder class action an "irrelevant" post-incident report by Deloitte into its massive October 2022 data breach.
United Petroleum dodges class action defence until security bid reheard
United Petroleum and director Ari Silver can wait for the rehearing of a security for costs bid before filing defences to a franchisee class action alleging misleading conduct.