US EditionKenyan High Court Allows Landmark Lawsuit Against BP for Toxic Waste
The petition, filed by 299 residents, says toxic waste from BP’s predecessor contaminated drinking water and harmed more than 500 people and livestock.
- On Thursday, The High Court in Kenya ruled that a class action lawsuit against multinational oil and gas company BP, alleging decades-long toxic waste disposal that contaminated drinking water in northern Kenya, can proceed.
- Amoco Corporation conducted oil exploration in the 1980s in the Chalbi Desert, where hazardous contaminants were allegedly dumped in unlined pits before the company was acquired by BP in 1998.
- The lawsuit filed by 299 petitioners alleges that contaminated drinking water near exploration sites caused more than 500 deaths from cancers and illnesses linked to heavy metals and carcinogens.
- Petitioners also accuse Kenyan government agencies of failing to act despite evidence of contamination, while BP has not issued a public response to the allegations.
- Proceedings at the Land and Environment Court in Isiolo are scheduled to resume in May as the legal battle over environmental contamination in northern Kenya continues.
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BP Faces Lawsuit Over 500 Deaths in Kenyan Exploration Area
A group of almost 300 petitioners filed a class-action suit against BP Plc and Kenyan authorities seeking compensation for environmental damage caused by disposal of toxic waste at oil-exploration sites in the northern fields of the East Africa nation.
BP sued over 500 deaths in Kenya from alleged toxic waste in 1980s oil exploration (BP:NYSE)
Kenya’s High Court ruled a class action lawsuit against BP alleging toxic waste disposal at oil exploration sites in the country that contaminated drinking water can move forward.
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BP sued in Kenya over alleged toxic waste from 1980s oil exploration
A Kenyan High Court has ruled that a class action lawsuit against BP can proceed. The lawsuit, filed by 299 petitioners in February, alleges that BP's operations in northern Kenya led to toxic waste disposal that contaminated drinking water.
British oil giant BP faces landmark Kenya lawsuit over alleged toxic waste legacy
A major environmental lawsuit in Kenya has placed British energy giant BP at the center of renewed scrutiny over historic oil exploration activities in East Africa. The case, involving hundreds of petitioners, alleges that hazardous waste left behind from drilling operations in the 1980s contaminated groundwater in northern Kenya, causing widespread illness, livestock deaths, and more than 500 human fatalities. The legal action was admitted by K…
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