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Class action accuses McDonald’s of denying workers unpaid rest breaks
Fast food giant McDonald’s has been hit with a class action alleging it systematically failed to provide employees with paid 10 minute rest breaks.
Threat of class action reform prompts rush to court
Fearing passage of a contentious bill in parliament that threatens to curb open class actions, plaintiffs law firms and funders have raced to court with new cases in the past two weeks.
AMP’s bid to declass insurance class action ‘antithesis’ of interests of justice, court rules
Financial services company AMP has lost its bid to de-class representative proceedings brought on behalf of 1.5 million insurance customers.
Beach Energy faces second shareholder class action
Beach Energy has been hit with a second shareholder class action in as many days over allegedly misleading earnings projections for its Western Flank oil and gas reserves in the Cooper Basin.
Macquarie Group targeted in second class action over $1.8B Nuix IPO
The battle to lead a shareholder class action against Nuix over its $1.8 billion initial public offering is on, with a second class action lobbed that accuses the embattled technology company and underwriter Macquarie of failing to alert shareholders to a slew of "red flags" in the business.
Class action accuses QSuper of overcharging 140,000 members
Superannuation fund QSuper has been hit with a class action for allegedly overcharging up to 140,000 life insurance customers.
a2 Milk faces second shareholder class action
Dairy giant a2 Milk has been hit with a second class action alleging it misled shareholders by providing an overly rosy forecast for its infant formula sales.
Nuix hit with shareholder class action over $1.8B IPO
Embattled technology company Nuix has been hit with a shareholder class action over its $1.8 billion December float on the ASX.
IOOF to face expanded misconduct allegations in shareholder class action
A judge has given the green light to expanded misconduct allegations in a shareholder class action against IOOF, including claims of insider trading and front-running.
High Court won’t hear J&J’s appeal in pelvic mesh class action
Johnson & Johnson unit Ethicon will now be on the hook for damages to 11,000 women implanted with defective pelvic mesh devices, after the High Court declined to hear its appeal of a ruling that found it failed to adequately warn about the devices' risks.