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iSignthis, auditor Grant Thornton hit with class action
Class Actions 2025-04-23 1:59 pm By Christine Caulfield

A shareholder class action has been lodged against iSignthis and auditor Grant Thornton over the delisted fintech’s 2018 financial statements.

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Tech error affecting 22K group members delays $50M ANZ class action settlement
Class Actions 2025-04-23 10:59 pm By Andy Sidler

Court approval of a $50 million settlement in a class action against ANZ and superannuation trustee OnePath has been delayed, after 22,000 group members were excluded from an opt-out notice due to a problem with OnePath’s computing process.

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‘Confusing’ group definition struck out in Mercedes-Benz class action
Class Actions 2025-04-23 11:11 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has struck out a circular and confusing group definition in an emissions cheat class action against Mercedes-Benz, but has given the class action the chance to replead.

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Stolen wages class action judge skeptical of lawyers, funders profiting ‘on backs’ of group members
Class Actions 2025-04-22 11:20 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has approved a $180 million settlement in a stolen wages class action but has criticised the plaintiff’s law firm for the costs incurred in the case and raised doubts about the value of litigation funding.

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$43M class action settlement fair in light of Noumi’s financial position, court told
Class Actions 2025-04-22 11:42 pm By Andy Sidler

A $43 million settlement in a class action alleging Noumi misled investors about its inventory is fair and reasonable in light of confidential information about the food company’s financial position, a court has heard.

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Paladin Energy hit with shareholder class action
Securities 2025-04-16 2:37 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Paladin Energy has been hit with a shareholder class action over alleged misleading disclosures to the market about expected production at its flagship uranium mine in Namibia.

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$64.25M settlement in MLC Super class action on ‘higher end’, court told
Class Actions 2025-04-16 3:19 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has been asked to approve a $64.25 million settlement in a class action against the trustees of the MLC Super Fund, hearing the settlement, reached just prior to the dismissal of a similar class action, was on the “higher end”. 

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Failed MLC class action can’t peek at settlement deed in resolved case
Class Actions 2025-04-15 11:04 pm By Christine Caulfield

The applicant in a failed class action by members of NAB’s MLC Super fund can’t access a settlement deed in a separate class action against the fund trustee, which resolved days after the applicant’s case was thrown out.

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A ‘maddening morass’: Court strikes out COVID-19 vaccine class action
Class Actions 2025-04-15 11:52 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has struck out an “incoherent” COVID-19 vaccine-related class action, saying someone could go “mad” trying to understand the pleadings in the case.

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Bupa hit with class action over quality of aged care facilities
Class Actions 2025-04-14 11:04 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Bupa has been hit with a class action alleging it violated consumer laws by providing poor-quality care to residents at aged care facilities.

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