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Toyota appeals loss in $2B diesel filter class action
Anais d'Arville 2022-06-10 11:45 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Toyota has lodged an appeal of a judgment that could see it owe around $2 billion to 260,000 car owners for selling vehicles with defective diesel filters for more than they were worth.

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Judge allows report denying PFAS link with immunosuppression in contamination class action
Australian Government Solicitor 2022-06-10 7:02 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A class action alleging the federal government contaminated Indigenous land with toxic firefighting foam has lost a challenge to a report by a scientist who declined to find that the foam could cause adverse health effects including immunosuppression and interfere with the efficacy of vaccines.

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Class action applicants not harmed despite Hardi’s misleading ads for crop sprayer, judge says
Anthony Hopkins 2022-06-10 6:28 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A judge has found the lead applicant in a class action over an allegedly defective crop sprayer did not suffer any loss despite finding agricultural equipment manufacturer Hardi misled him and other farmers who bought the machine. 

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Mayfair’s James Mawhinney agrees to steer clear of IPO Wealth investors
Class Actions 2022-06-10 3:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Mayfair Group’s James Mawhinney has given an undertaking to not contact group members in a class action against a trustee of the collapsed IPO Wealth fund after allegedly urging investors, through a PR firm, to reject a settlement offer.

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Sims settles shareholder class action for $29.5M
Alexander Edwards 2022-06-10 9:43 am By Christine Caulfield

Recycling company Sims Limited will pay $29.5 million to settle a shareholder class action alleging earnings guidance for FY16 failed to account for the likely prospect of falling scrap metal prices.

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Judge slams Andrews government for ‘opaque cover-up’ in hotel quarantine class action
Adam Hochroth 2022-06-07 6:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A judge has criticised the Andrews government for withholding information about the alleged transmission of COVID-19 to a security guard working in hotel quarantine in a class action claiming lapses in the program caused Victorian businesses to suffer losses. 

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Law firm investigates class action over NDIS data breach
Centennial Lawyers 2022-06-07 5:22 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

The law firm behind Australia’s first privacy class action is investigating a recent breach which left the personal information of thousands of participants in the National Disability Insurance Scheme exposed.

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Class action should foot the bill for first ever group costs order, judge says
Class Actions 2022-06-07 3:34 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A judge who ordered the first ever group costs order in a class action has found that the costs of the application should be borne by the class action.

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Mesoblast hit with second shareholder class action over COVID-19 drug
Class Actions 2022-06-07 3:17 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Regenerative medicine company Mesoblast has been hit with a second class action for allegedly misleading shareholders about it Remestemcel-L treatment for COVID-19 complications.

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Class action wants BSA to double first payment under $20M settlement
Class Actions 2022-06-07 2:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Technicians bringing a class action against BSA have argued it should double its first settlement payment using money raised in its 2022 prospectus after the telco contractor filed an “urgent” bid to ringfence capital raisings from the $20 million payout.

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