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Settlement Is Reached On Bhopal; Union Carbide to Pay India $470 Million For Gas-Leak Victims

The Washington Post | February 15, 1989 | Copyright

Union Carbide Corp. agreed in an Indian court today to pay $470 million in compensation to thousands of victims of the December 1984 Bhopal gas-leak disaster, the world's largest industrial accident.

The unexpected settlement requires Union Carbide to pay the compensation award to the Indian government by March 31. The award is believed to be the largest ever in India and ranks with some of the largest civil damage orders that have been entered against American companies.

Today's agreement caps a four-year legal battle that was seen as a test of the liability of…

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