Lawyers for the claimants, who include municipalities, indigenous people, businesses and churches, also argued that under Brazilian law, liability for environmental damage could be imposed on a defendant's ultimate owner.īHP says it and Vale each poured about $1.7 billion (A$2.3b) into the Renova Foundation, set up in 2016 by BHP's Brazilian division, Samarco and Vale to manage 42 reparation projects, including providing financial aid to indigenous families, rebuilding villages and establishing new water supply systems. "The question for the appeal court will be whether or not he was too tough."Ĭlaimants alleged senior BHP executives sat on Samarco's board, that BHP representatives approved of plans to repeatedly ramp up the dam's capacity, ignoring safety warnings, and that victims have no prospect of proper compensation in Brazil within a reasonable timeframe. "The judge seems to me to have been tough on the claimants," he said. From the video, your cars starter motor engagement, battery condition etc are all fine.
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Leigh Day partner Martyn Day, who represented the Zambian villagers, said he took his hat off to the Brazilian claimants' legal team for "having the guts" to take on the vast case. Re: Tata Altroz problems : 4 breakdowns in 8 months. The ruling comes about 18 months after the UK Supreme Court ruled that nearly 2,000 Zambian villagers could sue miner Vedanta in England for alleged pollution in Africa because substantial justice was not obtainable in Zambia. The case is the latest battle to establish whether multinationals can be held liable for the conduct of subsidiaries abroad.
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