Victims of the worst environmental disaster in Brazil have filed a class action lawsuit seeking $47bn in damages.

The class-action lawsuit in London's High Court demands an estimated $47 billion in compensation from mining giant BHP. BHP owns 50 percent of Samarco, the Brazilian company that operates an iron ore ...

The long-awaited trial, fueled by litigation funding, kicked off with accusations that global mining giant BHP knew that an ...

Relatives of 19 people who were killed say BHP is liable for the toxic mining waste sludge that inundated rivers, towns and rainforest.

Miners Vale (NYSE:VALE) and BHP are moving closer to finalizing a deal with Brazilian authorities to provide a s ...

A $47 billion lawsuit against BHP, the world's largest mining company, commenced at London's High Court on Monday, with ...

(Alliance News) - Miner BHP Group Ltd is "cynically and doggedly" trying to avoid responsibility after a deadly dam collapse in Brazil, the High Court has been told in one of the largest cases in ...

Australian mining giant BHP goes on trial on Monday over one of Brazil’s worst environmental disasters, potentially ...

BHP's tactics in Brazil may be going too far. On Friday, the miner, partner Vale and their Samarco joint venture in the ...

BHP is cynically trying to avoid its responsibility for Brazil's worst environmental disaster, lawyers representing thousands ...

Vale estimates $30 billion in fines and compensation for 2015 dam collapse in Brazil, with a settlement under discussion. BHP ...

Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster are taking their case for compensation to a UK court on Monday ...