BHP, South32 May Face South Africa Class Action on Lung Disease
- Case filed on behalf of coal miners suffering from illness
- Lawyers allege company liability as far back as 1965
A worker monitors coal freight wagons at an open-cast coal mine in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
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BHP Group Ltd., South32 Ltd. and a unit of Seriti Resources Holdings Ltd. may face a class action from coal miners with lung disease in South Africa who worked at the companies’ operations over the last six decades.
Richard Spoor, a South African lawyer who has won compensation for gold and asbestos miners with lung disease, filed a case with the country’s High Court on Tuesday seeking permission to launch a class action.