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Arica Victims denied damages in the Swedish Court of Appeal

769 Chileans sued the Swedish mining company Boliden for the toxic waste that left outside the town Arica. The sludge was polluted with chemicals like arsenic, lead and mercury. The Swedish Court of Appeal decided to apply Swedish law, whereby the plaintiffs’ claims were time barred. The plaintiffs from Arica claim that they have been…

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