Private Credit Investors Clash Over £36 Billion BHP Dam Collapse Litigation

Two litigation funders are backing competing law firms in a dispute over a £36 billion lawsuit related to a 2015 dam collapse in Brazil. The Samarco dam failure in Minas Gerais killed 19 people and released mining waste into the Doce River. The litigation involves claims against BHP Billiton and Vale, the mining companies involved in the operation.

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