Judge who worried about ‘strange’ funding agreement OKs $23.1M cut for Augusta

Class Actions 2024-08-06 11:24 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has signed off on a $23.1 million cut for funder Augusta of a $100 million settlement in a class action against Colonial First State, which he previously called “strange” and said may not reflect the risk the funder shared with Slater & Gordon in running the case.