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Ivory Coast turns to UK in class action over toxic waste

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British lawyers have mounted the largest class action yet lodged in the UK courts for up to 30,000 Africans allegedly poisoned by toxic waste dumped by an oil tanker.

Full post as published by International and UK Law on June 04, 2008 (boomark / email).

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