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Toyota class action loses bid for emissions cheat source code
Class Actions 2024-05-24 10:59 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney
A class action against Toyota alleging it installed diesel defeat devices in several models of its vehicles has lost a bid to access source code for the cars’ emissions control systems, with a judge finding it was not relevant to any current fact in issue. 
‘It’s as if court dates just grow on trees’: Judge slams parties in cosmetic surgery class action
Class Actions 2024-03-07 2:50 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne
A judge has railed against the parties in a class action against Sydney-based plastic surgeon Daniel Lanzer and four of his associates for “repeated failure to comply with court orders” in the two-year-old case.
Palmers Oaky fire class action settles for $4.5M
Class Actions 2023-10-31 3:03 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney
A class action over a December 2019 fire that was allegedly ignited by welding work on a rural property in NSW and spread out of control has settled for $4.5 million. 
Plastic surgeon Daniel Lanzer faces new suit over alleged botched liposuction
Healthcare 2023-09-20 11:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney
Sydney-based plastic surgeon Daniel Lanzer, who is facing a class action by 1,000 former patients, has been hit with a new lawsuit alleging he performed a negligent liposuction and fat transfer procedure, which left a woman with disfigurement, necrosis and nerve damage.
Two years after opt-out too late for security bid in SA Power class action: court
Class Actions 2023-09-11 11:17 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne
A class action against SA Power over a 2019 bushfire in the Adelaide Hills has dodged the energy company’s belated bid for security.
Judge rejects latest pleading in plastic surgery class action
Class Actions 2023-08-10 10:31 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney
A judge has directed a class action on behalf of 1,000 patients of Sydney-based plastic surgeon Daniel Lanzer and four of his associates to have another go at articulating claims that Lanzer’s clinic should be liable for allegedly ‘horrific’ complications. 
No basis for emissions defeat claims in class action, Toyota says
Class Actions 2023-07-07 4:15 pm By Gareth Baker Sydney
Toyota has denied allegations it fitted up to 500,000 diesel vehicles with engine devices designed to scam emissions tests, in a class action that could be “one of the biggest” in Australian history. 
Bushfire class action applicant dodges security for costs bid by wealthy SA family
Class Actions 2023-02-08 11:50 pm By Christine Caulfield
The family of late pastoralist Thomas Brinkworth can't get security for costs from a landowner bringing a bushfire class action in South Australia, with a court ruling security was unnecessary under the class action rules in the state, which can bind all group members to an adverse costs order.
Carwoola bushfire class action claims exempt under insurance policy: appeals court
Class Actions 2023-01-24 11:32 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne
An appeals court has upheld a finding that an unsuccessful class action over the Carwoola bushfire was not entitled to recovery from the insurers of the plumbing company that sparked the blaze.
Class actions against BMW, Mercedes Benz ‘imminent’
Class Actions 2022-10-19 11:05 pm By Cat Fredenburgh
Luxury car makers BMW and Mercedes-Benz are facing separate $100 million class actions over the alleged use of cheat devices on emissions tests.
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