Earthquake compensation: The Dodds’ case against Southern Response
Southern Response v Dodds is a successful claim brought against Southern Response for misrepresentation, misleading and deceptive conduct, and breach of an implied duty of good faith in settling their earthquake insurance claim. Southern Response are now compensating up to 3,000 homeowners who cash settled an earthquake claim with AMI or Southern Response prior to 1 October 2014 where an internal "Detailed Repair/Rebuild Analysis" was not provided.