Zwijndrecht / Antwerp –
At the end of June, her party chairman stated that a settlement had been reached with 3M “because the government had not built up a legal position for twenty years”. Today Minister of the Environment Zuhal Demir (N-VA) calls in a battery of lawyers to bring the American multinational to its knees. Whether there will be a trial is still far from certain. Nevertheless, lawyers at home and abroad are already looking at this ‘exceptional case’ with a tantalizing look.
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The notice of default from plastics producer 3M and its directors hit like a bomb yesterday. At least, in the media and among lawyers. Because from Zwijndrecht, where 3M is located, there was no response …
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