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A third law firm is investigating a potential class action against AI infrastructure company NextDC after it revealed delays in grid supply to its M3 data centre in Melbourne and slashed $140 million from its forecast earnings.

AI infrastructure company NextDC now faces three class action investigations after it revealed delays in grid supply to its M3 data centre in Melbourne and slashed $140 million from its forecast earnings.

A class action against Meta over social media addiction will have to wait until a second prospective class action is lodged as planned, a court said Tuesday. 

McDonald’s has argued it can’t be on the hook for alleged underpayments by franchisees for continuous 10-minute rest breaks, saying there is not enough evidence to show it knew they were breaching an enterprise agreement.

Cruise ship operator Carnival is fighting a lead applicant’s bid for $8 million in costs in a class action over a COVID-19 outbreak aboard the Ruby Princess, saying the counsel fees are too high.

Law firm Piper Alderman is seeking a larger cut of a $29 million settlement in a class action it ran against AMP alongside Shine Lawyers, arguing its current payout punished it for "relative efficiency".

A judge has ordered Shine Lawyers to pay costs in a client’s negligence claim, finding that it was improper for the firm to seek to reopen the case to rely on documents that were of limited relevance. 

A judge has refused a bid by fund manager Blue Sky for an extension in a shareholder class action, saying the amount of costs wasted in the case by “unreasonable positions being taken” was "astounding".

A court has signed off on a $28.1 million settlement in an immigration detention class action against the Commonwealth, including nearly $11 million in costs for the firm that ran the case.

Two law firms will battle for carriage of a shareholder class action against hearing device manufacturer Cochlear, a court has heard.