16 March 2012

Lawyers to attend Goodna flood victims meeting on Monday

Goodna flood victims will have the opportunity to hear from lawyers planning a class action over last year's flood which destroyed 600 homes in the suburb.
Flood victims from Goodna, Redbank and Gailes and
 other flood areas are invited to Monday night's  meeting
Goodna flood victims will have the opportunity to hear from lawyers planning a class action over last year's flood which destroyed 600 homes in the suburb.
A meeting will be held at the Goodna State School on Monday night with lawyers from Maurice Blackburn explaining what is involved in the proposed legal action which would be funded by IMF (Australia).

IMF is a public listed company providing funding of legal claims and other related services, in Australia and in other jurisdictions, where the claim size is over $5million.

A class action enables individual flood victims to sign up on a "no win, no fee" basis.

Goodna Councillor Paul Tully, who lost his own home in the flood, said the meeting of flood victims would be an opportunity for residents to hear first hand what is involved in a class action.
"This meeting will enable home and business owners to join the class action for building and contents losses as well as loss of property values and pain and suffering," Cr Tully said.
"Flood victims from Goodna, Gailes and Redbank as well as other areas are welcome to attend.
"Cr Tully said the release of the Floods Commission final report enabled detailed consideration of the likely success of a class action to proceed.
The meeting will be held this Monday, March 19 at 7pm at the Goodna State School Community Hall at Stanley St Goodna.
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