Most Recent
US plaintiffs firms set to pounce on Treasury Wine Estates
Treasury Wine Estates is facing the threat of multiple shareholder class actions in the US over a January 2020 profit downgrade that is already  at the centre of two class actions filed in Australia.
ACCC says lower fine ‘appropriate’ in VW appeal of record $125M ‘dieselgate’ penalty
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission maintains its $75 million settlement agreement with Volkswagen over the emissions cheating scandal was “appropriate”, as VW progresses its appeal of the $125 million penalty imposed by a judge who called the ACCC agreement “manifestly inadequate”.
Law firm accused of pressuring ex-Qantas employee to settle workers comp claim
A former customer service manager for Qantas who claims to suffer from severe depression and anxiety has brought allegations of disability discrimination against Maurice Blackburn, claiming the law firm put pressure on her to settle her workers compensation case against the airline.
Judge picks Maurice Blackburn-led Monsanto class action to go first
A judge has declassed one of three class actions against Monsanto over its allegedly cancer-causing weedkiller and chosen the proceedings brought by heavyweight plaintiff-firm Maurice Blackburn to go first, while seeking to appease the competing firm’s fear of being “swallowed” by a larger rival.
Treasury Wine Estates hit with second class action over earnings downgrade
Global winemaker and distributor Treasury Wine Estates has been hit with a second class action over an earnings downgrade made in January this year, setting the stage for a possible fight between the law firms leading the proceedings.
AMP class action should be put on ice until High Court ruling on beauty parade, court hears
Maurice Blackburn’s shareholder class action against AMP should be put on ice until the High Court decides whether a ruling in last year's beauty parade awarding the firm carriage of the matter was decided in error, a court has heard.
Queensland says state should pay just 1% of flood class action damages
The Queensland government is seeking court orders that put dam operators Seqwater and Sunwater on the hook for the vast majority of damages after a class action judgment found negligence in the lead up to the state's 2011 floods that destroyed 2,000 homes.
Judge approves $32.4M settlement in CIMIC shareholder class action
A judge has signed off on a $32.4 million settlement in a shareholder class action against engineering services firm CIMIC, including a hefty legal bill for the firm that brought the case.
Law firm hits Uber with another class action after court loss
A plaintiffs law firm has fired off another class action against Uber after losing a bid to amend the group definition in a class action brought against the ride-sharing giant last year.
Damages hearing in Queensland floods class action to go ahead despite appeal
A hearing to determine damages in the Queensland floods class action will proceed next week despite an appeal brought by the two dam operators that were found liable for the 2011 floods in the state that destroyed 2,000 homes.