AUGUST 15, 2023

Richard Spoor files a motion and supporting Founding Affidavit in the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Local Division (Johannesburg, South Africa), requesting class certification for thousands of prospective class members. The litigation alleges the respondent coal mining companies South32, BHP Billiton and Seriti Power knew of the dangers posed to coal miners by coal dust but failed to protect its workers from toxic levels of exposure. The lawsuit seeks to hold the mining companies accountable by compensating victims who developed lung diseases, and families of workers who lost their lives.