Class action against Southern Response gains Aussie funder

Class action against Southern Response gains Aussie funder
Jenny Ruth
By Jenny Ruth May 6 (BusinessDesk) - About 3,000 Canterbury residents who believe they were short-changed in their insurance settlements with Southern Response now have the backing of an Australian litigation funder for their roughly $300 million claim. Lawyer Grant Cameron says Claims Funding Australia, a subsidiary of law firm Maurice Blackburn, has agreed to fund a class action against Southern Response. “We can now see this through to completion, no matter how long it might take,” Cameron says. “The best class action minds in th...

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