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S&P settlement approved despite ‘extraordinarily large’ funder fee
A judge has given the green light to a settlement of seven class actions against ratings agency S&P Global over toxic financial products, saying despite an "extraordinarily large" litigation funding fee the deal was a "significant vindication" of group member claims.
TransUrban to release toll data to win ACCC approval of WestConnex deal
TransUrban has agreed to release detailed traffic data for its toll roads in New South Wales in hopes of winning the ACCC's blessing of its proposed acquisition of a majority stake in the $16.8 billion WestConnex highway project.
BHP pays $50M to settle US class actions over Samarco mine
Mining giant BHP Billiton has reached a $50 million deal to settle the US class action over the 2015 dam failure at the Samarco mine in Brazil.
Crown sues NSW government to protect Sydney harbour views
Crown Resorts is taking the NSW government to court over development at central Barangaroo that threatens to block its views of Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House.
Iluka Resources says shareholders didn’t read the fine print
Iluka Resources has shot back at claims in a shareholder class action that it made misleading statements about projected sales volumes, saying the statements were accompanied by extensive disclaimers about its ability to predict future sales.
Fitch class action can probe rosy ratings of Sigma Finance
The lead applicant in an investor class action against Fitch Ratings will get its hands on internal reports detailing why the agency assigned a Triple A rating to Sigma Finance Corporation ahead of its 2008 collapse, and whether it could have predicted the fall of the $27 billion investment fund. 
Penfolds maker goes to court over ‘wine in a can’ patents
Treasury Wine Estates has gone on the offensive in an intellectual property dispute with Melbourne-based "wine in a can" maker Barokes, launching court proceedings alleging the company's patents are invalid and claiming it made "unjustified threats" against the Penfolds maker.
Potato wholesaler rejects ACCC’s ‘egregious’ contracts case
Australia's largest potato wholesaler Mitolo Group has hit back at allegations by the ACCC that its contracts with growers were unfair, telling a court the terms were open to negotiation and were necessary to protect the company's intellectual property.
Myer stayed silent after CEO’s ‘cloud cuckoo land’ forecast, court told
Myer had an obligation to correct remarks by former CEO Bernie Brookes in 2014 that the department store expected increased profits the following year, because there was no reasonable basis for the statement, a court heard Wednesday at the start of trial in a shareholder class action alleging the company breached its disclosure obligations to the market.
Eclipx may face shareholder class action
Eclipx group is looking at a possible shareholder class action following recent drops in its share price after it disclosed that its published profit growth forecasts need to be revised downwards.