A promotional sign adorns a stage at a BHP Billiton function in Sydney, Australia on August 20 2013. File photo: REUTERS/David Gray
At an eight-day hearing starting Wednesday in Manchester, UK, judges will rule on whether British courts have jurisdiction over the case. If it goes ahead, it would be the biggest class action in UK history with the local groups seeking a total of £5bn. “Until there is a change in corporate behaviour, I think this type of litigation is likely to increase,” said Tom Goodhead, a lawyer representing the plaintiffs at law firm PGMBM.
The joint venture, Samarco, allegedly ignored safety warnings as it increased iron ore production and tailings storage at the dam, PGMBM said in court filings ahead of the hearing. BHP representatives had been informed of serious structural failings in a report two years earlier, the claimants said.
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