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Contradictor appointed amid ‘concerns’ about $18M class action settlement
A contradictor will weigh in on an $18 million settlement in a class action by Sydney homeowners, even though the funder and law firm have agreed to a cut from their deductions, which would have left just 20 per cent of the settlement for group members.
Glenmore Park class action drops stigmatisation claims
A class action against Mulpha over a 683-lot development in Glenmore Park will discontinue stigmatisation claims, with property damage claims still remaining, a court has heard. 
Class action fights Worley’s High Court appeal, says proof ‘overwhelming’
A shareholder class action that succeeded in the Full Federal Court has argued that Worley's appeal to the High Court should be rejected, saying that its proof regarding market-based causation was “overwhelming”.
Knowmore Legal can’t exclude applicant’s claim from class action trial
Legal services provider Knowmore Legal has lost its bid to exclude a class action lead plaintiff’s individual claim from an upcoming trial in proceedings accusing it of providing cookie cutter legal advice to survivors of institutional child sexual abuse.
Class action wants to filter GM data after ‘inadequate’ discovery
After waiting a year for discovery, a class action over allegedly faulty transmissions in Holden cars plans to ask the court to allow it to filter General Motors' data itself.
Breast implants class action takes aim again at Allergan’s ‘state of the art’ defence
A class action against Allergan over recalled breast implants is trying again to strike out the US drug company’s defence that there was no known causal link between its implants and a type of cancer at the time of supply.
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Sydney developer to faced trimmed class action claims
A class action against Mulpha over a 683-lot development in Glenmore Park will discontinue stigmatisation claims, with property damage claims still remaining, a court has heard. 
Cosmetic surgery class action reaches settlement
A settlement has been struck in a negligence class action against cosmetic surgeon Daniel Lanzer and his clinic over alleged botched surgeries.
Tesla’s ‘highly confidential’ systems at issue in self-driving cars class action
A judge has suggested an expert should access Tesla’s "highly, highly confidential" internal live systems amid complaints by a class action that the car maker's discovery of technical documents is inadequate.
$750M class action against Murray Darling Authority fails at trial
A judge has dismissed a class action on behalf of irrigators in NSW and Victoria, alleging negligent management of water flowing through the Murray Darling system