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11 Jul 2013

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Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

Case profile: Union Carbide/Dow lawsuit (re Bhopal)

[Business & Human Rights Resource Centre case profile for lawsuit against Union Carbide over leaks of poisonous gas into the community surrounding the Bhopal plant allegedly resulting in deaths, injuries, disabilities and environmental contamination.]

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Plaintiffs in US lawsuit against Union Carbide argue new evidence proves company's direct role in gas disaster in Bhopal, India

US Court rules Union Carbide cannot be sued for Bhopal chemical plant contamination despite plaintiffs' evidence company oversaw construction