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‘Silly case’ between class action applicant, funder settles
Class Actions 2023-05-16 4:24 pm By Christine Caulfield

A clash between a class action applicant and a litigation funder over $1.2 million in claimed expenses has settled, after a judge ordered the sides […]

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With no funder, Colonial class action members better off by up to $12M, court finds
Class Actions 2023-05-16 4:53 pm By Christine Caulfield

Customers of wealth manager Colonial First State were $10 million to $12 million better off without a  litigation funder in a class action over the […]

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Are the courts really plagued by duplicative class actions?
Analysis 2023-05-15 12:39 pm By Christine Caulfield

A fed-up judge has vented his frustration with the problem of competing class actions in a move that appears to punish the second filed case […]

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PFAS class action settles for $132.7M on eve of trial
Catherine Gleeson 2023-05-15 10:44 am By Cindy Cameronne

One of the two remaining class actions against the Department of Defence over the use of alleged toxic firefighting foam at military bases across the […]

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More law firms ready class actions over Downer’s $40M earnings overstatement
Class Actions 2023-05-15 3:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

More class action law firms have pounced on Downer EDI’s “accounting irregularities” that led to the company overstating profits by up to $40 million. As […]

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‘Plagued with competing class actions’: Judge stays latecomer Medibank case for now
Class Actions 2023-05-12 1:26 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge aggrieved by the “plague” of competing class actions in the courts has temporarily stayed a second data breach class action against Medibank, and […]

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Opal Tower class action funder’s appeal of cuts to commission falls flat
Class Actions 2023-05-12 11:13 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

An appeals court has shot down funder Augusta’s challenge to a decision that cut its commission in the Opal Tower class action, putting funders on […]

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Second investor class action against IG Markets looms
Financial Services 2023-05-12 4:17 pm By Christine Caulfield

IG Markets could be hit with a second class action by investors seeking to claw back hundreds of millions of dollars allegedly lost in trading […]

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Judge asks if he must ‘second guess’ legal advice in Linchpin class action
Class Actions 2023-05-12 3:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge overseeing an investor class action over the collapse of advisory firm Linchpin Capital has questioned whether he has to “effectively second guess” a […]

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Google says competition class action claims ‘make no sense’
Class Actions 2023-05-12 9:14 pm By Sam Matthews

Google has denied class action that it distorted competition in the app marketplace and left consumers paying higher prices, pointing out in its defence there […]

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