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72 Double standards
Case :
US :
Asbestos-related suits
India : Bhopal Gas
tragedy
Damage :
US : 700,000 people affected
India : 20,000
dead, 570,000 injured with possible generational impacts
Caused by :
US : Asbestos fibres
India : Methyl
Isocyante gas released from the factory
Liability :
US : Carbide and Amchem cases being fought by Dow
India : Dow
refuses to take liability of Carbide
Payments :
US : $ 487mn litigation costs, $ 1.5bn resolution costs & $ 839mn estimated
future liability
India : $ 470mn
paid by Carbide in 1989. Refuses any further payment.
(Source : The Times of India, 3-7-2010)