16 July 2011

CHILE: Trapped Miners Seek $541k Each in Negligence Lawsuit.

  
                                                 CNN
    Oh, how those happy days...after the miraculous rescue of 33 miners trapped underground for 69 days...have soured for President Pinera.
    A lawyer says that 31 of the 33 miners have filed a lawsuit against the government... seeking $541k each in damages.
    The lawsuit is over the mining agency's failure to ensure safety measures.
   "This lawsuit is only to set a precedent so this won't happen again," said miner Omar Reygadas. "It's so that conditions improve."