| Bhopal marks chemical tragedy
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People in the Indian city of Bhopal are mourning the victims of a deadly chemical leak in 1984 that killed tens of thousands.
More than 3,500 died soon after the U.S.-owned Union Carbide plant spewed tons of highly toxic methyl isocyanate into the heart of Bhopal on December 3.
Authorities say at least 15,000 people have died in what has been described as the world's worst industrial accident, although activists put the number at some 33,000.
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Activists say victims have not been adequately compensated, and that the plant site has not been made safe, with environmental groups estimating it will cost $30 million to do so.
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But Union Carbide says it has no liability to clean up after it paid victims a $470 million out-of-court settlement in 1989. |
 I think I have to agree with Union Carbide; if you agree to settle out of court, that's the end of it. To raise damages again is pretty much double jeopardy which just isn't going to fly. | |
