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Union Carbide not liable in Bhopal case, says US court
Thursday June 28, 2012 08:38:02 PM,
IANS
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New York: A US court
has dismissed a lawsuit that alleged Union Carbide was polluting
soil and water at its former chemical plant in Bhopal, India.
This was one of at least two pending cases involving the facility
known for the world's worst 1984 gas disaster that killed an
estimated 22,000 people.
US District Judge John Keenan in Manhattan ruled June 26 that
Union Carbide and its ex-chairman Warren Anderson were not liable
for environmental remediation or pollution related claims made by
residents near the plant.
Judge Keenan asked the parties to submit papers on "the effect of
this ruling, if any" upon a companion case pending before him, one
filed by owners of property near the Bhopal plant, the Bloomberg
reported Thursday.
Dow Chemical Co. (DOW) acquired Union Carbide in 2001, about 16
years after the accident and 10 years after the Indian Supreme
Court approved a $470 million settlement paid by Union Carbide and
its India unit.
The plaintiffs in the New York case claimed negligence and public
and private nuisance, and sought punitive and compensatory damages
as well as medical monitoring, the newspaper said.
They alleged the sustained injuries from exposure to soil and
drinking water polluted by hazardous waste produced by Union
Carbide India Ltd.
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