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Dell misled online customers about inflated discounts during COVID lockdowns, ACCC says in new case
ACCC 2022-11-04 11:13 pm By Christine Caulfield

The consumer regulator has taken Dell Australia to court for allegedly making misleading statements about the price of add-on monitors that could be purchased with Dell computers during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Class action trial looms for CBA over money laundering disclosures
AUSTRAC 2022-11-03 11:59 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia faces trial Monday in one of several class actions filed against a major Australian company in recent years over allegedly lax money laundering practices and disclosures.

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‘Not a suburban golf club’: Judge slams delays in Blue Sky class action
Banton Group 2022-11-02 2:38 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A judge has criticised the applicant in a class action against failed asset manager Blue Sky Alternative Investments for filing court documents late, as he prepares to grapple with an imminent competing class action.

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‘Everyone will believe him and not you’: Qantas sued for sex discrimination by female pilot
Employment 2022-10-31 11:44 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

Qantas has been hit with a lawsuit by a former female pilot who says she suffered years of sex discrimination and harassment that culminated in a three-hour flight simulation with a hostile instructor that left her “visibly distraught.”

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Surgeon sues Nine, Fairfax for defamation
Defamation 2022-10-31 5:30 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A top orthopaedic surgeon and former NSW Australian of the year has sued Channel Nine and Fairfax for defamation over a recent 60 Minutes episode and articles that appeared in The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald.

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Pitcher Partners’ $41M class action settlement gets nod
Andrew Roe 2022-10-28 11:04 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A judge has approved a $41 million settlement in a shareholder class action against Pitcher Partners but has reduced the funder’s cut to $11.5 million after resolving a feud with the lead applicant over how much it should receive for taking the case to trial.

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Uber loses fight to protect advice by lawyers sought to ‘avoid being caught’
Amy Campbell 2022-10-28 1:15 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Uber has lost its challenge to a decision that found many of its email exchanges with lawyers were made in furtherance of offences at the centre of class action claims and were not protected by legal professional privilege.

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Meta wins access to info on ‘Sue Facebook’ tokens bankrolling crypto class action
Class Actions 2022-10-28 11:56 pm By Christine Caulfield

Digital giant Meta can access information on crypto tokens issued to fund a class action over Facebook’s ban on cryptocurrency ads, but the identities of those who have bought the tokens can be kept under wraps.

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ANZ cops $25M penalty for short-changing half a million Breakfree customers
ANZ 2022-10-26 12:14 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has hit ANZ with a $25 million penalty in a case by the corporate regulator that alleged the bank short-changed hundreds of thousands of customers to the tune of $200 million.

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Firm running class action against Toyota gets boost from US plaintiffs firm
Automotive 2022-10-26 5:46 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A law firm running a class action alleging Toyota unit Hino cheated on emissions tests has teamed up with a top US firm running parallel proceedings against the car maker.

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