Damages claim against BHP over Brazil dam jumps to £36bn: law firm

A damages claim faced by global mining firm BHP over a deadly 2015 Brazilian dam collapse has risen to an estimated £36 billion ($44 billion), the legal firm leading the UK class action said on Wednesday.

The bill would be the world’s largest-ever claim in relation to an environmental disaster, coming in at more than the combined total paid by VW over Dieselgate and BP over Deepwater Horizon.