Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) released the following statement in response to the filing of the curative petition by the Union of India in relation to the 1989 legal settlement concerning the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy. The Indian Supreme Court’s decision today to hear the government’s petition is not a ruling on the petition’s merits; rather, it means that the company expects that the petition will receive vigorous and compelling opposition when the petition is heard by the Court.