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Judge approves ‘modest’ $5.8M settlement in On The Run class action
Class Actions 2023-01-27 1:38 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has approved a $5.8 million settlement in an underpayments class action against convenience store chain On The Run despite what she said was […]

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Class action settlements that came under fire in 2022
Class Actions 2023-01-25 11:21 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Courts stepped up their scrutiny of class action settlements in 2022, with judges grappling with difficult issues such as funding commissions in employment cases and […]

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Mesoblast looks to exclude some investors from shareholder class action
Class Actions 2023-01-25 1:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Regenerative medicine company Mesoblast has hit back at a shareholder class action over its Remestemcel-L treatment for COVID-19, saying that some group members are barred […]

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Carwoola bushfire class action claims exempt under insurance policy: appeals court
Class Actions 2023-01-24 11:32 pm By Sam Matthews

An appeals court has upheld a finding that an unsuccessful class action over the Carwoola bushfire was not entitled to recovery from the insurers of […]

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Walk-away settlement reached with directors in RCR Tomlinson shareholder class action
Class Actions 2023-01-20 11:15 am By Cindy Cameronne

An investor class action against RCR Tomlinson has reached a walk-away settlement agreement with two former directors of the failed engineering company. The Quinn Emmanuel […]

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Police officers immune from strip search class action, court told
Class Actions 2023-01-20 1:15 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The NSW government has struck back at a class action over allegedly unlawful police strip searches at 50 music festivals, saying the state is immune […]

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Scenic Tours asks court to water down follow-on flooding class action
Class Actions 2023-01-20 1:51 pm By Sam Matthews

Cruise operator Scenic Tours has made a bid to dramatically narrow the scope of a second class action brought over a series of European cruises […]

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Hyundai, Kia face class actions over engine fire risk
Class Actions 2023-01-19 2:00 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Hyundai and Kia are facing “massive compensation claims” by hundreds of thousands of car owners over alleged defective anti-lock braking systems said to render some […]

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In class action defence, Monash IVF says patients ‘knew the risks’ of embryo testing
Class Actions 2023-01-19 5:35 pm By Sam Matthews

Monash IVF has hit back at a class action brought on behalf of hundreds of men and women demanding damages for the alleged destruction of […]

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Fees, commission to eat up almost half of $25M Fonterra class action settlement
Class Actions 2023-01-19 2:46 pm By Sam Matthews

Group members in a class action against Fonterra are set to reap about $13 million from a $25 million settlement reached with the dairy company, […]

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