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Judge approves $6.88M CFO in $25M Fonterra class action settlement
Class Actions 2023-09-21 11:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has approved a common fund order awarding $6.88 million to the funder behind a class action against Fonterra that settled for $25 million, […]

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Law firm with lowest ever GCO wins battle to run Star class action
Class Actions 2023-09-19 12:12 pm By Sam Matthews

One law firm has emerged victorious in a four-way contest to run a shareholder class action against Star Entertainment with the lowest proposed group costs […]

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Judge’s self-executing order tossing false imprisonment case ‘draconian’: appeals court
Appeals 2023-09-19 11:23 pm By Christine Caulfield

A self-executing order dismissing a woman’s false imprisonment claim against the State of Victoria after a single attempt at pleading was “draconian”, an appeals court […]

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Leading commercial silk appointed to Supreme Court
Courts 2023-09-18 11:22 pm By Christine Caulfield

A senior barrister with three decades of experience in commercial law and class actions has been appointed to the Supreme Court of Victoria. Ian Waller […]

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United to steer clear of franchisees amid class action contact concerns
Class Actions 2023-09-18 2:25 pm By Sam Matthews

United Petroleum has given an undertaking to not contact group members in a class action against the petrol giant over the introduction of loss-making Pie […]

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Law firms to team up in shareholder class action against Medibank
Securities 2023-09-06 11:44 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has approved a bid to consolidate two shareholder class actions against Medibank over a cyberattack that affected 10 million customers, finding that having […]

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Nursing home class actions try again for insurance docs
Class Actions 2023-08-17 11:32 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Two class actions against Victorian aged care providers on behalf of families of residents who died due to alleged failures during the COVID-19 pandemic have […]

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Court approves ‘lower end’ settlement in public housing class action
Class Actions 2023-08-17 9:36 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has approved a $5 million settlement in a false imprisonment class action against the state of Victoria on behalf of residents of nine […]

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Hyundai, Kia class actions transfer bid should precede beauty parade: courts
Class Actions 2023-08-10 2:57 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Two courts have ruled that in competing class actions against Hyundai and Kia over allegedly faulty anti-lock braking systems, a plaintiff’s bid to transfer one […]

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Facing new indictment over hotel quarantine, Victoria wants class action defence kept secret
Class Actions 2023-08-10 2:36 pm By Sam Matthews

The state of Victoria is making a bid to suppress its defence in a class action brought over the 2020 hotel quarantine fiasco, as it […]

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