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Surgeons lose appeal in breast implants class action
Appeals 2023-10-26 3:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A group of surgeons who worked for The Cosmetic Institute have lost a second bid to declass a representative proceeding on behalf of 13,500 patients who claim they were injured by botched breast augmentation surgery.

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Law firm dropped from light rail class action can’t keep $1.25M security
Class Actions 2023-10-26 8:09 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A law firm that was replaced after feuding with its funder in a successful class action over Sydney’s light rail construction has lost a bid to keep $1.25 million in security for costs, after claiming it has a right to the money due to unpaid fees.

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Judge pauses Virgin’s cross-claim in bondholders class action
Class Actions 2023-10-26 11:58 pm By Sam Matthews

The judge hearing a bondholders class action against Virgin Australia has deferred the resolution of the airline’s cross-claim seeking seeking periodic payments from the class action to cover its costs under a contentious indemnity clause.

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Carnival found negligent in class action over Ruby Princess COVID-19 outbreak
Class Actions 2023-10-25 10:37 am By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has found Carnival PLC liable for failing to prevent a COVID-19 outbreak aboard the Ruby Princess cruise ship that left 28 people dead, but only awarded the lead applicant $4,000 for out-of-pocket expenses rather than the $360,000 in damages she sought. 

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‘This cannot go on any further’: Judge threatens to dismiss NAB class action
Class Actions 2023-10-25 3:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge overseeing a class action against NAB has ordered group members to be sent an unusual notice stating that the case has been run in a “wholly unsatisfactory manner” and said he will consider dismissing the action if it continues in the same vein.

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KFC faces potential class action over rest breaks
Class Actions 2023-10-24 2:46 pm By Christine Caulfield

A class action investigation has been launched against KFC, which is accused of depriving tens of thousands of workers of ten-minute paid breaks during shifts.

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Class action investigation over risky CFDs aimed at broker IC Markets
Financial Services 2023-10-24 3:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

Contracts for difference are again the target of a potential class action against an online broker on behalf of inexperienced investors who allegedly lost hundreds of millions of dollars.

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Monsanto loses bid to throw out ‘cut and paste’ expert evidence in Roundup class action
Class Actions 2023-10-24 11:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Monsanto can’t throw out the evidence of an expert for the plaintiff in a class action over its Roundup product who has testified that the company engaged in criminal conduct in trying to bury scientific reports on the popular weed killer’s alleged cancer-causing properties.

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Citibank wants class closure before evidence in rate-rigging case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-10-23 11:43 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Citibank has argued group members should be asked to sign on to a class action accusing five major banks of entering a cartel agreement to rig foreign exchange rates before evidence is filed in the case, saying it was impossible to know how much the claims were worth. 

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Victorian healthcare providers stung with junior doctors class action
Employment 2023-10-23 10:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Two more Victorian healthcare providers have been hit with a class action on behalf of junior doctors alleging they were not paid for unrostered work.

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