ARTICLES RELATING TO SILICOSIS

Sick miners file suit against Anglo

2013-03-07 12:36

Lawyers representing gold miners suffering from the deadly lung disease silicosis have filed a class action lawsuit against the SA arm of mining giant Anglo American.

Gold miners' steps up silicosis lawsuit

2012-12-28 13:45

A lawyer has filed a class action suit against over 30 gold firms on behalf of 17 000 miners who say they contracted silicosis due to negligence in health and safety.

Sick miners to go to arbitration

2012-10-01 12:42

Former gold miners sick with silicosis will go into arbitration next year with Anglo American in a "test case", their attorneys say.

Gold miners slapped with lawsuit

2012-08-21 10:21

First papers have been filed in a potential class action suit against SA gold mining firms, on behalf of thousands of workers who contracted a lung disease.

Miner with silicosis to attend Anglo AGM

2012-04-19 07:46

An ex-worker at an Anglo American mine, who is among more than 1 000 suing the firm for negligent exposure to silica dust, will ask the firm for compensation.

SA miners may face huge class action case

2012-03-20 16:20

A lawyer says he is preparing a class action case against SA mining firms on behalf of almost 7 000 former workers who say they contracted silicosis on the job.

 
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Sick miners want compensation

2012-12-31 11:17

Miners want to be compensated because they got a deadly longdisease after years of inhaling silica dust.

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Miners launch silicosis case

2012-10-04 16:19

Thirty-one former miners launched a case against AngloGold Ashanti, saying they contracted the lung disease silicosis while working in its shafts.

Miners may face SA's largest damages case

2012-08-21 13:30

If successful, a damages lawsuit filed against SA gold miners could result in damages of tens of billions of rands.

Anglo ordered to disclose documents

2012-07-17 08:26

Mining company Anglo American SA has been ordered by a UK high court to release documents to South African gold miners suing the company, say the firm's lawyers.

Miners denied silicosis checks - lawyer

2011-11-16 15:51

A lawyer for hundreds of former SA gold miners says their employers failed to provide access to regular silicosis check-ups.

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