Legal Opinion
Flores v. Southern Peru Copper Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 16, 2002No. 00 CIV. 9812(CSH)PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HAIGHT, Senior District Judge.
The eight plaintiffs in this ease, who are residents of Peru, 1 claim that they have suffered asthma and lung disease as a result of environmental pollution from defendant Southern Peru Copper Corporation’s mining and refinery operations in and around Ilo, Peru. Southern Peru Copper Corporation (“Southern Peru” or “SPCC”), a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Peru, is owned in majority part by a company headquartered in Arizona, which in turn is wholly owned by a Mexican corporation. Plaintiffs contend that…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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3Cited by18 opinions
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