Year | Corporation | Country | Cause of damage | Number of Claimants | Compensation (US $) |
Compensation/ Claimant(US $) |
1984 | Union Carbide | India | Methyl isocyanate gas | 600,000 | 470 million | 783 |
1985 | Johns Manville | USA | Asbestos exposure | 60,000 | 2.5 billion | 41,667 |
1986 | A H Robins | USA | Dalkon Shield (intra-uterine device) | 94 | 520 million | 5,531,915 |
1994 | Union Carbide, Bristol Myers & Squibb, Dow Corning | USA | Silicone gel(breast implants) | 650,000 | 4.2 billion | 6,462 |
Source: Bhopal Gas Peedit Sangharsh Sahyog Samiti/Bhopal Group for Information and Action, 1994 |
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