Dutch firm weighs settlement in Ivory Coast toxic waste case

A global commodities trading company says it is considering a settlement to legal claims that it is responsible for the deaths of 15 people and thousands of illnesses after 500 tons of toxic waste were dumped in the African nation of Ivory Coast. The Dutch company Trafigura said studies by 20 experts it has hired conclude that the chemicals did not harm anyone

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Lehman saga still being unraveled in London

One year after the collapse of banking stalwart Lehman Brothers, the administrator of its European business says the full impact on creditors may not be known until 2010. Tony Lomas, a partner for PricewaterhouseCoopers, has been sorting through the financial remains of the banking giant’s European division since last September, when it became clear the bank would file for bankruptcy.

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