District Court, S.D. New York June 10, 1986, Misc. 21-38 (JFK) (In Re Union Carbide Corporation Gas Plant Disaster)

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OPINION and ORDER

KEENAN, District Judge:

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

On the night of December 2-3, 1984 the most tragic industrial disaster in history occurred in the city of Bhopal, state of Madhya Pradesh, Union of India. Located there was a chemical plant owned and operated by Union Carbide India Limited (“UCIL”).