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 .
Current and former coal miners who contracted COPD after working in a South32, BHP Billiton Plc and Seriti Power mine; andThe applicants argue that South32, BHP Billiton Plc and Seriti Power breached the legal duties owed to the miners by failing to implement statutorily mandated procedures and protections. As a result, the miners developed incurable lung diseases.There has been a considerable reshuffling of coal assets during the intervening decades.
The case was initiated by the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference and is described in statement from Richard Spoor Inc as “a first step toward obtaining justice for all coal miners who have suffered, often without any form of compensation”. Says Spoor: “We know that there is a long and difficult road ahead for miners who are already paying a heavy price for their labour. While compensation will not restore their health, we seek justice for those whose work has sent them home bearing the high cost of coal on their bodies.”
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