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No end in sight for epic Queensland floods class action
Adam Pomerenke 2020-02-21 12:45 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Dam operator Seqwater will appeal its loss in a long-running class action over the 2011 Queensland floods that destroyed over 2,000 homes, a move derided by the lawyer for the flood victims, who called for “an end to the injustice” her clients have suffered.

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Dam operators found negligent in Queensland floods class actions
Adam Pomerenke 2019-11-29 11:41 am By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The NSW Supreme Court has ruled against the operators of two Queensland dams as well as the state government, finding they were vicariously liable for the negligence of flood engineers in the 2011 Southeast Queensland floods that destroyed over 2,000 homes.

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