A $198 Million Class Action Lawsuit Settlement to Ivory Coast by Trafigura
Dutch-based oil trader Trafigura said it has agreed to pay a 100 billion CFA franc settlement to Ivory Coast after thousands of people fell ill when waste was unloaded from a ship it sent there.
At least 10 people were killed after exposure to fumes from the waste and thousands sought medical attention for nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and breathing difficulties.
The British courts agreed earlier this month to hear a class action case brought against Trafigura by law firm Leigh Day & Co which is seeking cash compensation for what it estimates are around 4,000-5,000 people who were injured by the waste.
Lawyer Martyn Day from the firm said the civil case would proceed until the victims had been paid the full value of their claims.
“If our clients were to receive something from this we would be delighted and this would be an interim payment offset against the value of each individual’s claim,” he told Reuters by telephone.
Filed under Class Action, General Law, Settlements
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