Class action pioneer Richard Spoor has filed a class action suit against coal companies South32, BHP Billiton and Seriti Power, seeking legal remedies for thousands of coal miners afflicted by coal mine dust lung disease . Only three coal mining companies have been cited in the class action suit, though a separate class action suit will be launched against other coal miners, notably Anglo Coal , Sasol, Exxaro and Glencore, says Dasantha Pillay, the instructing attorney for Richard Spoor Inc.
” Read: Anglo American silicosis claimants turn to South African courts [Jul 2013] Silicosis lawsuit settlement expected within 6 weeks [Mar 2018] Long wait over for gold mines’ silicosis sufferers? [Mar 2021] Should the court recognise the miners as a class, it will give thousands of workers and their families from around southern Africa an opportunity to obtain justice and financial compensation.
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