Controversies
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2010
Asbestos-exposure compensation for Barcelona-area residents
Spanish courts ordered Uralita to pay €3.9 million to people who had lived near its factory in the Barcelona area. The case attracted attention because compensation was awarded to nearby residents rather than employees, linking the company’s historical fiber-cement operations to wider concerns about community exposure to asbestos.