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The funder that backed a class action against McMillan Shakespeare over 'illusory' car warranties, which settled for less than 20 per cent of the $47.6 million claim value, will seek court approval for a 30 per cent cut of the $9.5 million settlement.
The owner of Birds Eye frozen foods has agreed to change its 'Made in Australia' labelling on 31 frozen fish products after the ACCC raised concerns that the products may have breached the Australian Consumer Law's Country of Origin provisions.
The lead applicant in a $47.6 million class action against McMillan Shakespeare over 'illusory' car warranties will seek court approval for a $9.5 million settlement, less than 20 per cent of the claim value.
A nursing home in Melbourne's Western suburbs may be hit with a class action over a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility that resulted in the deaths of 11 residents.
Home security provider ADT Security has agreed to repay customers after admitting it likely made false or misleading representations by invoicing customers who had already terminated their contracts.
American Medical Systems will hand over around 2.1 million documents produced in long-running US multidistrict litigation to Shine Lawyers in its class action against the Boston Scientific unit over its allegedly defective pelvic mesh products.
Hotel booking aggregator Trivago has lost its challenge to a court ruling that it misled consumers over its ranking of travel accommodation, in what the consumer regulator hailed as a win for consumers and a warning to comparison sites.
Viagogo has appealed a $7 million penalty handed down after a judge found the ticket reseller had misled consumers into thinking it was an official vendor and failed to disclose booking fees of around 28 per cent.
The Attorney-General's office has begun its review into whether the Privacy Act is fit for the digital age, including whether the law should be changed to allow consumers to bring lawsuits, including class actions, for privacy breaches.
The ACCC has lodged an appeal after a judge threw out its case against Employsure alleging the specialist workplace relations consultancy duped small businesses into signing long-term contracts via several Google ads that promised free workplace advice which appeared to be government-affiliated.