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AFL class action has lead plaintiffs from most clubs, court told
The firm running a class action against the AFL on behalf of players who allegedly suffered on-field brain injuries has found lead plaintiffs to bring a separate class action against 17 clubs.
Top 10 class action settlements of 2024
Class action settlements leaped in value last year, with three settlements topping the $200 million mark.
$56M settlement approved in Monash IVF class action
A judge has approved a $56 million settlement in a class action alleging Monash IVF destroyed potentially viable embryos, including a $10.6 million payout for the firm that ran the case.
Monash IVF class action wants bulk of late members shut out of $56M deal
A class action on behalf of 700 patients alleging Monash IVF destroyed potentially viable embryos has told a court the majority of late registrants should not share in the $56 million settlement.
Doctors can’t cut ACL claims from cosmetic surgery class action
A judge has signed off on the eighth version of a class action against Sydney doctor Daniel Lanzer and several of his associates over allegedly negligent cosmetic surgeries.
AFL concussion class action adds Geelong Football Club as defendant
A class action on behalf of AFL players who allegedly suffered brain injuries has added plaintiff Max Rooke's former club to the case, and plans to file a separate action against the remaining clubs.
AFL star can’t get game footage before expanding discrimination class action
A judge has rejected AFL great Phil Krakouer’s request for extensive game footage before putting on an amended claim in a racial vilification class action against the league, which is expected to bring five clubs into the proceeding. 
Eighth attempt at cosmetic surgery class action still not good enough, court told
Sydney-based plastic surgeon Daniel Lanzer and several of his associates have objected to a class action’s eighth attempt at getting its claims over allegedly negligent cosmetic procedures right, saying the plaintiffs were engaged in a “continuing cycle of propagating versions” of their case.
AFL says players’ bid to join clubs to class action ‘legally misconceived’
The Australian Football League has panned as "legally misconceived" a bid to drag individual clubs into a class action against the league on behalf of football players who allegedly suffered brain injuries.
Players leading AFL class action ‘strongly’ against naming clubs, court told
The lead plaintiff and several group members in a class action against the Australian Football League on behalf of players who allegedly suffered brain injuries have “very strong” opposition to adding individual clubs, a court has heard.