LPF launches alternative Southern Response class action

LPF launches alternative Southern Response class action
Victoria Young
Litigation funder LPF Group is offering Christchurch homeowners an alternative class action to get compensation from Southern Response. The announcement comes the day minister David Clark, who's responsible for the Earthquake Commission, said the government will approve a package to eligible policyholders who settled with Southern Response prior to October 2014. Clark said the package will give top-up payments to customers who settled early and will be overseen by an independent committee. The minister said Southern Response,...

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