District Court, S.D. New York July 16, 2002, 00 CIV. 9812(CSH) (Flores v. Southern Peru Copper Corp.)

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

HAIGHT, Senior District Judge.

The eight plaintiffs in this ease, who are residents of Peru,

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claim that they have suffered asthma and lung disease as a result of environmental pollution from defendant Southern Peru Copper Corporation’s mining and refinery operations in and around Ilo, Peru.