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Judge orders change to opt out notice after Maddens lawyer’s ‘misleading’ comments
Class Actions 2018-11-06 3:19 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has ordered changes be made to the opt out notice in three class actions over the 2018 St. Patrick’s Day bushfires in South West Victoria, after insurers complained comments made by a Maddens principal to a local newspaper were misleading.

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Mt Victoria bushfire class seeks to amend pleading on first day of trial
Class Actions 2018-10-08 11:12 pm By Miklos Bolza

The lawyers leading a class action seeking damages from electrical distributor Endeavour Energy over the 2013 Mt Victoria bushfires have made a bid to amend the pleadings as the six-week kicked off Monday in the NSW Supreme Court.

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Settlement offer to bushfire class members misleading, judge finds
Class Actions 2018-10-03 10:17 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A settlement offer promising swift payment that was sent to class members in a lawsuit against Powercor Australia over the 2018 St Patrick’s Day bushfires in Victoria was misleading, a judge has found.

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