Carbide Will Give $5-Million Interim Relief to Bhopal
After prodding by a federal judge, Union Carbide today agreed to provide $5 million in emergency aid to victims of the Bhopal, India, poison-gas disaster without waiting for the courts to determine whether the company is legally liable.
The emergency aid was suggested two days ago by U.S. District Judge John F. Keenan, who is in charge of the more than 60 lawsuits filed against Union Carbide in the United States since the accident, in which 1,700 people died.
“Union Carbide Corp. shares the court’s deep concern about the health and welfare of the surviving victims of the Bhopal gas leak tragedy and recognizes the importance of immediate interim relief,” company Vice President and Treasurer Rolf H. Towe said.
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