Destroyed buildings in the municipality of Maceió, in the state of Alagoas in Brazil. Maceió has been dubbed Brazil's "sinking city." Courtesy photo Plaintiffs Firm Pogust Goodhead Secures Venue in the Netherlands in Case Against Brazil's Braskem
Thousands of claimants from Brazil's "sinking city" seek damages for homes and communities they say were destroyed by salt-mining-provoked tremors.
September 22, 2022 at 06:07 PM
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Litigation
The U.K.-based plaintiffs firm Pogust Goodhead has won the right to argue a case in the Netherlands against Brazilian petrochemicals firm Braskem on behalf of communities allegedly destroyed by salt mine operations in northern Brazil.
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