Optus has been hit with a class action-style complaint over a massive data breach that exposed the personal information of up to 1o million current and former customers.
The lead applicant in a class action against Sydney-based plastic surgeon Daniel Lanzer and four of his associates wants to join the wife of one of the doctors named in the suit, brought on behalf of patients who allegedly suffered “horrific” consequences from surgeries performed at Lanzer’s clinic.
Japanese truck maker Hino has been hit with a class action alleging the Toyota unit misrepresented that it vehicles met Australian emissions and road standards over a 20 year period, after the car company admitted to cheating on emissions and fuel economy tests in Japan.
A judge has approved a $2.2 million settlement in a class action on behalf of Drakes store managers who were allegedly underpaid but has deferred her approval of fees charged by the law firm — the same firm that saw its fees cut in two similar class actions.
A judge has rejected a class action law firm’s challenge to her decision to slash its fees in two underpayments class actions against supermarket chain Romeo’s after finding it “seriously breached” rules of the legal profession.
Despite objections from numerous group members, a judge has tossed an underpayments class action brought by a self-represented applicant against Wilson Security, ruling that class actions should not be run without lawyers.
Crown Resorts has asked the court to appoint a contradictor to fight against a group costs order sought in shareholder class action accusing the casino giant of lax anti-money laundering compliance over a six-year period.
Investors in Mayfair Group’s collapsed IPO Wealth Fund are set to recoup only a fraction of their alleged $67 million losses in a best-case settlement of a class action alleging the fund’s trustee misled unit holders.
Embattled investment firm Linchpin Capital has sued auditors Grant Thornton and Moore Stephens for signing off on the compliance plan for a registered fund that allegedly used investor money to advance the company’s business interests and line its directors’ pockets.
Construction firm CIMIC has foreshadowed a fight over “obscure” new pleadings in a two year-old shareholder class action alleging the company failed to keep the market informed about issues with its Middle East operations.