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Optus lawsuit a ‘wake-up call’ to corporate Australia

Optus customers, many of whom say they fear for their privacy and safety in the wake of a data breach at the telco, are suing for "substantial" compensation.

The New Daily

A Class Action Lawsuit Has Been Launched Against Optus After Their Yuuuuge 2022 Data Breach

The class action has been lodged on behalf of more than 100,000 people.

Pedestrian.tv

Optus sued by 'vulnerable' victims of data breach

A new lawsuit accuses Optus of failing to take reasonable steps to protect customers' personal information before it was breached last year.

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Optus data breach class action launched for millions of Australians caught up in cyber attack

Slater and Gordon lawyers say they will pursue "substantial" compensation for up to 10 million current and former Optus customers whose data was exposed in the recent hack.

ABC News

Essure contraceptive device class action lawsuit to begin in Supreme Court of Victoria

A class action begins on behalf of more than 1,000 women who used the Essure contraceptive they allege caused constant pain, bleeding, and required a hysterectomy to remove.

ABC News

What are class action lawsuits and are they common in Australia?

Representative proceedings are designed to bring together large numbers of claims for people affected by similar alleged misdeeds. So how do they work?

The Guardian - AU

Plans to name street after council leader who LIED to child sex abuse inquiry ditched after outcry

The move was fiercely criticised by Richard Scorer, the specialist lawyer who represented victims at the national child sex abuse inquiry

Manchester Evening News

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Westpac ordered to fork out $29m in compo

Westpac customers in their thousands stand to share in compensation worth nearly $30 million following a successful class action over superannuation fees.

AAP

Western Power loses bushfire court appeal

The High Court has ruled Western Power had a duty of care to customers to inspect wooden power poles when homes were destroyed in a 2014 bushfire.

AAP

Another law firm accuses churches of making low-ball compensation offers to alleged abuse survivors

Churches are adopting aggressive approaches towards survivors in cases where alleged paedophile priests and clergy have died

The Guardian - AU

The Optus customer data breach could lead to a class action lawsuit. What might that look like?

As a law firm says it is investigating whether a data management deficiency led to customer information being leaked, experts say a class action against Optus would be unlike any previous lawsuits.

ABC News

Optus data breach: Australians will be able to change their driver’s licence with telco to pay

Federal opposition wants commonwealth to allow people to get new passports for free too – and quickly

The Guardian - AU

Hundreds join class action against NSW Police strip searches at music festivals

Redfern Legal Centre and law firm Slater and Gordon say hundreds of people have come forward seeking damages over police actions during strip searches at music festivals, including alleged assault, battery and false imprisonment.

ABC News

Audi, BMW, VW, Fiat and Ford owners among motorists who could get £2,100 payout

MoneySavingExpert explains the legal claims concerning the alleged use of 'defeat devices' in diesel vehicles but warns most manufacturers are vigorously denying the allegations

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Volkswagen paying out £2,120 to 91,000 drivers over 'dieselgate' emissions cheating

German carmaker Volkswagen is paying out an incredible £193million, plus legal fees, to drivers who bought cars fitted with secret devices designed to dodgy pollution tests

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