8 years ago
South African miners given go-ahead to sue companies over deadly diseases
Thousands of South African gold miners and their families can pursue a multi-million-dollar class action against mining companies over fatal respiratory diseases contracted at work, a high court judge has ruled. The decision opens the way for the current and former miners to sue about 30 companies for damages, after suffering silicosis and tuberculosis from dangerous underground working conditions dating back decades.
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