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Fight to lead Monsanto class action could be on the cards
Product Liability 2019-12-19 2:39 pm By Miklos Bolza

A beauty contest to lead a class action against Monsanto over its allegedly cancer-causing weedkiller Roundup could be on foot, with the US chemical giant now facing one class action in the Federal Court and another in the Victorian Supreme Court.

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Pelvic mesh cases remind judge of the days when ‘mobile phones resembled house bricks’
Class Actions 2019-12-18 10:52 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Federal Court judge has frowned on a bid to transfer 12 individual cases over allegedly defective pelvic mesh to various state and territory courts, saying the manner in which the cases had been brought reminded him of the 1990’s when “mobile phones resembled house bricks” and suggesting the cases could be brought as a class action.

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GetSwift shareholder info should be off limits for class action bookbuilding, judge told
Class Actions 2019-12-17 8:13 pm By Christine Caulfield

Contact details of shareholders provided by GetSwift to the firm running a class action should not be used to recruit group members now that the common fund order in the case has been quashed, the logistics company has told a court.

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Appco ‘running out of money’, class action judge hears as fight over insurance docs looms
Employment 2019-12-17 6:05 pm By Christine Caulfield

Fundraising company Appco has told a judge overseeing a $90 million sham contracting class action it is “running out of money” and wants to mediate the dispute as soon as possible.

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Judge looks out for pensioners as NAB ‘junk’ insurance class action settlement approval delayed
Class Actions 2019-12-03 2:37 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge on Tuesday questioned how elderly group members struggling with the digital age can register in a ‘junk’ insurance class action against National Australia Bank, amid the postponement of hearing to approve the $49.5 million settlement reached in the case.

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Judge in toxic foam class action says court not a ‘supplicant’ of the Commonwealth
Class Actions 2019-11-29 10:59 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Federal Court judge overseeing three class actions against the Commonwealth of Australia over allegedly toxic firefighting foam has criticised the government’s handling of the case, saying the court did not have to ask permission for how to run the proceedings.

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Westpac responds to class action, says members benefited from ‘high’ super fees
Class Actions 2019-11-26 2:47 pm By Miklos Bolza

Two Westpac units have defended their choice to charge higher superannuation fees, saying in their responses to a Slater and Gordon class action that customers received numerous positive benefits in exchange for the charges.

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NAB reaches $49.5M settlement in ‘junk’ insurance class action
Class Actions 2019-11-20 4:51 pm By Miklos Bolza

The National Australia Bank and insurer MLC have agreed to pay $49.5 million to settle a class action over allegedly worthless credit card insurance.

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NAB admits to violating Credit Act with ‘Introducer’ program
Financial Services 2019-11-18 11:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The National Australia Bank has admitted to most of the violations alleged in the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s case over the bank’s $24 billion scandal-ridden ‘Introducer’ loan referral program.

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Funder appeals ruling over security in Fair Work class actions
Employment 2019-11-12 10:44 pm By Christine Caulfield

Litigation funder Augusta Ventures has brought its promised appeal of a groundbreaking ruling that put it on the hook for paying security for costs in an employment class action over the classification of casual mine workers.

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