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Judge approves $6.88M CFO in $25M Fonterra class action settlement
Class Actions 2023-09-21 11:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has approved a common fund order awarding $6.88 million to the funder behind a class action against Fonterra that settled for $25 million, […]

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Funder’s $7M cut in Fonterra class action up in the air amid CFO uncertainty
Class Actions 2023-02-28 8:47 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has indicated his willingness to approve a $25 million settlement in a class action against dairy co-op Fonterra, but deferred the question of […]

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Fees, commission to eat up almost half of $25M Fonterra class action settlement
Class Actions 2023-01-19 2:46 pm By Sam Matthews

Group members in a class action against Fonterra are set to reap about $13 million from a $25 million settlement reached with the dairy company, […]

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Fonterra to pay $25M to settle class action over slashed milk prices
Class Actions 2022-11-04 12:13 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Fonterra has agreed to shell out $25 million to settle a class action by dairy farmers alleging they were underpaid when Fonterra slashed milk prices […]

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Van Dairy sues Fonterra for unconscionable conduct over milk price dive
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-05-06 6:21 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Australia’s largest milk producer Van Dairy has hit Fonterra Australia with lawsuits alleging the processor misled farmers and engaged in unconscionable conduct when it slashed […]

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Independent candidate Zoe Daniel wins fight against council over yard signs
Courts 2022-03-23 6:20 pm By Miklos Bolza

In a victory for Victorian independent candidate Zoe Daniel, the state’s Supreme Court has found that promotional signs displayed on lawns did not fall foul […]

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Fonterra can’t keep company name out of class action website domain
Class Actions 2021-05-28 3:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Dairy co-operative Fonterra has lost a bid to keep the company’s name out of the domain of a website to be set up for a […]

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Fonterra warned farmers of ‘extreme’ global dairy price volatility, class action defence says
Class Actions 2021-01-21 5:35 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen

Fonterra has hit back at claims in a class action that the dairy giant misled farmers and breached its supply agreements when it slashed milk […]

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Fonterra may bring counter-claims in class action over milk prices
Class Actions 2020-08-07 5:18 pm By Miklos Bolza

Fonterra could bring counter-claims against dairy farmers that brought a class action alleging they were unpaid when the company slashed milk prices in 2016, a […]

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Fonterra hit with class action over drop in milk prices
Class Actions 2020-06-19 5:48 pm By Alison Eveleigh

Fonterra has been hit with a class action by disgruntled dairy farmers who allege they were unlawfully underpaid when the processor slashed milk prices and […]

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