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Law firms lay down swords in Mesoblast shareholder class actions
Class Actions 2022-08-24 1:54 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Two law firms that filed competing class actions against regenerative medicine company Mesoblast for allegedly misleading shareholders about its Remestemcel-L treatment for COVID-19 complications have agreed […]

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Mesoblast hit with second shareholder class action over COVID-19 drug
Class Actions 2022-06-07 3:17 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Regenerative medicine company Mesoblast has been hit with a second class action for allegedly misleading shareholders about it Remestemcel-L treatment for COVID-19 complications. Phi Finney McDonald’s […]

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Top 10 class action settlements of 2021
Class Actions 2022-01-10 7:52 am By Bianca Hrovat

Class action settlement totals skyrocketed to over $900 million last year, and one law firm negotiated the lion’s share, with $672 million in settlements under […]

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EY resigns as Omni Bridgway auditor over class action conflict
Class Actions 2021-05-17 7:15 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Ernst & Young has resigned from its role as Omni Bridgeway’s long-time auditor after determining a class action against it that’s being backed by the […]

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Boral class action decision forces litigation funders to retool
Analysis 2021-04-29 3:11 pm By Miklos Bolza

As the no win, no fee model comes out on top in another high profile class action beauty contest, legal experts say third-party litigation funders […]

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‘A disappointing result’: Judge approves $25M settlement in Dick Smith class actions
Class Actions 2021-03-17 11:52 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has approved a “disappointing” $25 million settlement in long-running class action litigation over the collapse of electronics retailer Dick Smith with claims worth […]

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Group members to get more than half of $37.75M Estia class action settlement
Class Actions 2021-03-02 3:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

More than half of the $37.75 million settlement reached in a shareholder class action against aged care provider Estia Health will be left for distribution […]

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$37.75M settlement reached in Estia Health class action
Class Actions 2021-02-16 12:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A $37.75 million settlement has been reached in a shareholder class action against Estia Health that accused the aged care provider of failing to disclose […]

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Clayton Utz teams up with funder ICP for business interruption insurance class action
Insurance 2021-01-18 12:05 pm By Miklos Bolza

Law firm Clayton Utz and litigation funder Investor Claim Partners have joined forces to bring a class action against insurers who have denied business interruption […]

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Group members will get about half of $50M Vocation class action settlement
Class Actions 2020-12-18 2:37 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Shareholders of collapsed vocational training company Vocation are poised to get about half of a $50 million settlement reached last month in a complex, long-running […]

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