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‘What’s the limit to this?’ Judge questions bid for insurance docs in COVID-19 outbreak class actions
Insurance 2023-10-19 9:15 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has questioned a challenge by two class actions against Victorian aged care providers to a ruling that rejected their bid for insurance and […]

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Westpac hit with another superannuation class action
Class Actions 2023-10-09 11:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Westpac has been hit with a class action for allegedly overcharging superannuation customers for insurance coverage, months after paying $30 million to settle a separate […]

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Virgin Australia lobs cross-claim in bondholder class action
Class Actions 2023-10-09 10:26 pm By Sam Matthews

A bondholder class action against Virgin is heating up, with the airline filing a cross-claim seeking the court’s approval to demand periodic payments from the […]

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Judge says expert referral process in Pacific Highway case ‘gone off the rails’
Construction 2023-10-06 4:06 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has raised concerns about expert evidence in a dispute between Acciona Infrastructure, Ferrovial Construction and three insurers over losses during construction of the […]

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ASIC appeals partial loss in case against funeral insurer
Appeals 2023-10-03 11:31 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has filed an appeal after a judge ordered ACBF Funeral Plans to pay $1.2 million for misleading its First […]

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Opal Tower engineer wins class action costs from Icon insurers
Class Actions 2023-10-02 1:46 pm By Sam Matthews

Opal Tower engineer WSP has succeeded in claiming the costs of a class action from insurers for builder Icon, with a judge finding engineers were […]

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JLT reaches walkaway settlement in class action by Victorian councils
Settlement 2023-09-26 9:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Insurer JLT Risk Solutions won’t pay any compensation to resolve a long-running class action on behalf of Victorian councils, after defeating a similar class action […]

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Judge OKs $50M settlement, $2.5M Deloitte fee in CBA class action
Class Actions 2023-09-15 10:45 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has approved a $50 million settlement in a class action against the Commonwealth Bank over allegedly worthless consumer credit insurance after his concerns […]

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COVID-19 insurance class action members can ‘have their cake and eat it too’: judge
Insurance 2023-09-08 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge considering bids to de-class COVID-19 business interruption class actions has said group members can sign up for the representative proceedings but later decide […]

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High Court won’t disturb insurers’ win in Pacific Highway case
Transportation & Infrastructure 2023-09-07 2:41 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court won’t hear an appeal in a case by Acciona and Ferrovial against three insurers over coverage for loss and damage resulting from […]

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