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SA Power Networks settles Yorketown bushfire class action for $2.25M
South Australian Power Networks has reportedly agreed to pay $2.25 million to settle a class action brought by the victims of the 2019 Yorketown bushfire.
Romeo’s settles two underpayments class actions
Supermarket chain Romeo's has reached a settlement in two class actions alleging staff were underpaid, but details of the agreements are scant.
Judge questions why fees, commission missing from Crown settlement notice
A judge has directed that the legal fees and funding commission sought to be deducted from a $125 million class action settlement with Crown Resorts be included in a proposed notice to shareholders, after learning that group members were forced to click through to Maurice Blackburn's website to find the "critical" figures.
Govt wants clarity on climate change class action by Torres Strait Islanders
A judge overseeing a climate change class action against the government will be invited to visit the Torres Strait to see the alleged erosion of sacred sites, but before then the Commonwealth is seeking details on when it allegedly knew of the effects of global warming and the scope of its alleged duty of care.
‘Orwellian gaslighting’: Class action reform bill takes heat in parliament
A committee report recommending passage of the Morrison government's controversial class action reform bill was tabled in federal parliament Monday, with the committee's chair touting the proposed legislation as putting an end to funders' "windfall" profits and Labor panning the bill as a study in "Orwellian gaslighting".
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.
Monsanto may face claim for exemplary damages in Roundup class action
A class action on behalf of people who claim they developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma after using Monsanto's Roundup weed killer will argue the agrochemical giant should be hit with exemplary damages for its negligence in selling the herbicide, which the company allegedly knew caused cancer.
Banksia class action barristers declare bankruptcy after $21.7M judgment
Two former barristers ordered to pay at least $21.7 million in damages and costs for their role in a fraudulent scheme to pocket a windfall from the Banksia Securities class action have filed for bankruptcy.
Dixon Advisory class action wants court to hold penalty in ASIC case
The applicant in a class action against self-managed superfund provider Dixon Advisory wants to intervene in ASIC's proceedings, which the company agreed to resolve for $7.2 million, saying any penalty in the case should be held by the court until the resolution of the class action.
Law firm seeks to drop two class actions on behalf of coal mine casuals
A law firm that has filed seven class actions on behalf of casual coal mine workers is looking to discontinue two of those cases, after the High Court dealt them a serious blow by finding that those who work regular shifts are not entitled to paid leave and other entitlements under the Fair Work Act.