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Judge doubts if case over NSW police strip searches should run as class action
A judge has cast doubt on whether a class action against the state of NSW over police strip searches at 50 music festivals should be run as a representative proceeding, telling the state to decide whether to file a de-classing application “sooner rather than later”.
Noumi class action lawyers won’t commit to 22% rate in GCO bid
Two class action firms have refused to provide an undertaking that would fix the rate of their contingency fee in a consolidated shareholder class action against food company Noumi and auditor Deloitte over $590 million in accounting irregularities.
Ansell faces class action investigation over profit downgrade
Medical glove maker Ansell is facing a shareholder class action investigation over a January earnings downgrade that sent the company's share price plummeting.
ANZ close to settling class action over ‘junk’ add-on insurance
Insurer QBE has settled a class action over ANZ's sale of allegedly worthless add-on insurance, and the applicants are “hopeful” that the bank and two other named insurers will soon reach a deal to resolve the claims against them.
Paltry pay day for IPO Wealth investors as $5.6M class action settlement approved
Investors in Mayfair Group’s collapsed IPO Wealth Fund have clawed back only a fraction of their alleged $67 million losses after a judge approved a settlement in a class action alleging the fund’s trustee misled unit holders.
Law firm files class action-style complaint against Optus over data breach
Optus has been hit with a class action-style complaint over a massive data breach that exposed the personal information of up to 1o million current and former customers.
‘Blood out of a stone’: Class action settlement no big pay day for IPO Wealth investors
Investors in Mayfair Group’s collapsed IPO Wealth Fund are set to recoup only a fraction of their alleged $67 million losses in a best-case settlement of a class action alleging the fund’s trustee misled unit holders.
Optus woes continue with second law firm investigation over data breach
As the FBI joins the hunt for the hackers behind last week's massive data breach at Optus, a second law firm has launched an investigation into possible claims against the telecommunications giant.
Optus faces class action investigation over data breach
Telecommunications giant Optus may face a class action over a cyberattack that left the data of up to 10 million current and former customers exposed.
Essure class action slams Bayer’s bid for applicant’s teen medical records
The lead applicant in a class action against Bayer over its Essure contraceptive device has admonished the drug maker’s request for her medical records since the age of 14, saying it had “no basis” and was a “fishing exercise”.