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The proposed settlement is for $44.5 million (inclusive of costs). On 2 August 2022, the Federal Court of Australia approved the settlement and Maurice Blackburn was appointed as Administrator of the Settlement Distribution Scheme (SDS).

Multimillion-dollar payouts by companies in a class action settlement may need to be divided between millions of Class Members, making the individual award quite a bit smaller. As a part of the settlement agreement, Class Members will be notified.

After the US, Australia is one of the biggest markets in the world for class actions with well over 130 representative proceedings before the courts.

Lead plaintiffs receive the most money in class action lawsuits. They typically have the worst injuries and the highest damages.

In the largest class action settlement of the year, Johnson & Johnson and unit Ethicon agreed to pay $300 million to settle two class actions brought by Shine Lawyers on behalf of Australian women implanted with pelvic mesh and tape devices.

Filling out the top 10 settlement categories in 2022 were: Securities fraud class actions: $3.254 billion, up 80% from 2021. Civil rights class actions: $1.31 billion, an increase of 151% Privacy class actions: $896.7 million, a jump of 40.5% Data breach class actions: $ 719.21 million, a 46% increase.