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Judge doubtful of ‘injustice’ facing Appco in class action
Employment 2018-07-27 9:24 pm By Miklos Bolza

Fundraising company Appco told a judge Friday that it faced an ‘injustice’ if a wage case were allowed to proceed as a class action on behalf of over 1,000 workers, but the judge was not impressed, saying the argument made ‘no sense’ to him.

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Appco denies army of fundraisers were employees
Employment 2018-07-26 11:06 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Fundraising company Appco Australia challenged the similarities between group members in a class action alleging it misclassified workers as independent contractors to avoid paying minimum wage and benefits, even after a judge shot down its bid to block the case from proceeding as a class action. 

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Fitch Ratings class can add fraud claims after finding hidden evidence
Financial Services 2018-07-13 9:46 pm By Christine Caulfield

The firm running the class action against Fitch Ratings over SCDO products has been given the go ahead to add claims of fraud and deceit after lawyers allegedly unearthed a hidden mathematical table the agency used in assigning ratings to the toxic financial products.

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Squire Patton Boggs lawyer says Fitch having a discovery ‘whinge’ in class action
Class Actions 2018-07-11 10:25 pm By Miklos Bolza

Facing cross-examination over the law firm’s bid to add fraud and deceit claims to a class action against Fitch Ratings, a Squire Patton Boggs lawyer exchanged fire with a barrister for the ratings agency, saying Fitch was having a regular “whinge” about discovery and “no” she would not take the comment back.

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