Thursday, 25 December 2014

Australian bushfire survivors win record class action

FIRE STORM
Australian bushfire survivors win record class action
Sydney (AFP) Dec 23, 2014 - Survivors of a devastating 2009 bushfire in Australia won final court approval Tuesday for a nearly Aus$500 million (US$407 million) payout - the biggest class action settlement in the nation's history. The Kilmore East blaze was the largest of the "Black Saturday" February 2009 fires in southern Victoria state that left 173 dead and razed more than 2,000 homes, the nation's worst natural d ... more


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