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Marketing company Aida settles sham contracting group action
International direct marketing company Aida Sales and Marketing has settled a multimillion-dollar group action accusing it of engaging in wage theft and sham contracting.
Court approves $2.9M penalty against HealthEngine for misleading reviews
A court has approved a $2.9 million penalty against medical booking platform HealthEngine after the company admitted to deleting and altering unfavourable reviews and misusing consumer data.
Transurban hit with class action over ‘unreasonable’ admin fees
Toll road operator Transurban faces a class action alleging it charge Queensland road users "unreasonable" administrative fees on unpaid tolls.
Accounting firm hits back at class action over ‘worthless and unsaleable’ Guvera shares
The accounting firm at the centre of a class action over failed music streaming platform Guvera has hit back at claims it was negligent in promoting an investment opportunity in the failed tech company.
$2.5M settlement in GST class action wins court approval
A judge has signed off on a $2.5 million settlement of a class action against the developers of the Governor Place residential complex in Canberra brought by apartment owners over the GST payments on their units, with the funder of the proceedings to earn $1.9 million.
Meriton settles with sacked general counsel, says case was a ‘misunderstanding’
Billionaire real estate developer Harry Triguboff and his company Meriton have settled a dispute with the former group general counsel of the property giant, who claimed he was sacked after refusing to lie, saying the unfair dismissal case arose from a “misunderstanding”.
Directed Electronics seeks $18M from Isuzu for alleged contract, copyright breaches
Australian auto electronics company Directed Electronics is seeking at least $18 million from truck company Isuzu for allegedly breaching a contract for the supply of a new audio visual unit and aiding a former employee's alleged theft of company information.
Nine hit with defamation suit over ‘dangerous and irresponsible’ report that led to prison attack
A convicted drug smuggler is suing Channel Nine over a segment on A Current Affair that accused him of being a police informer and which a judge branded as “dangerous and irresponsible reporting” after he was attacked in prison.
Union threatens ‘wave of class actions’ against universities for underpayments
The National Tertiary Education Union has launched a class action investigation against Australia's universities for alleged wage theft, the latest sector to be engulfed by the country's underpayments scandal.
Facebook, Google hit with class action over cryptocurrency ad ban
Facebook and Google have been hit with a class action alleging their 2018 decisions to ban advertising of cryptocurrencies breached competition laws.