South African and American lawyers are asking a court to allow thousands of miners with lung diseases to sue leading South African gold mining companies they accuse of negligence.
Lawyers say AngloGold Ashanti, Gold Fields and Harmony could face the largest damages suit in South African history if the court recognizes their case as a class action.
(More: South Africa: Gold firms face silicosis class action suit)
Gold mining companies could not immediately be reached for
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