Landmark $440m settlement for 2011 flood victims

The state of Queensland and Sunwater have settled their 50 per cent share of the liability in the Wivenhoe Dam class action.That class action run by Maurice Blackburn lawyers found in favour of flood victims after a lengthy 2018 New South Wales Supreme Court hearing.The only remaining settlement issue relates to the liability allocated to Seqwater.Litigation funder Omni Bridgeway said the hard-fought legal battle for 6700 claimants, which stretches back 10 years to the 2010/11 southeast Queensland…



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