Higher Court quashes landmark decision against Austrian power utility Verbund

Maribor, 17 July - A landmark 2022 ruling finding Austrian power utility Verbund liable for the damage caused in Slovenia by the swollen river Drava in 2012 has been quashed by the Maribor Higher Court. What is one of dozens of plaintiffs in the matter has been ordered to pay EUR 105,000 in costs after suing for EUR 12,690 in compensation.