Appeals Court Dismisses Child Miners' Lawsuit Against Tech Giants Over Cobalt Supply Chains
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Lawsuit by child laborers against Apple, Alphabet, Dell, Microsoft, and Tesla over cobalt mining conditions dismissed by appeals court
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Miners were forced to work in dangerous conditions as children to avoid starvation and support families
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Companies buy refined cobalt through global supply chain from DRC mining companies
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Appeals court rules tech companies not liable as buying cobalt doesn't create a "venture" under trafficking law
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Miners sought damages for injuries, deaths, and forced labor but court said no shared enterprise between tech firms and mining suppliers