Julio de los Santos v. Arrozal 33

Reference :

No description

Complaint date :

December 29, 2017

Status :

Provisional judgment

Place of jurisdiction :

Uruguay, Montevideo

Plaintiffs types :

Farm/rural workers

Plaintiffs names :

Julio de los Santos

Defendants :

Arrozal 33

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

Santiago Mirande

Case nature :

Social court

Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) :

Not specified

Requests :

To order the company Arrozal 33 to pay damages for exposing Julio de los Santos to toxic pesticides without providing adequate protection.

Name of the Court :

Labor Court of Montevideo, Uruguay

Jurisdiction level :

Decision date :

September 14, 2021

Decision nature :

Positive

Decision content :

Confirms the link between the worker's health condition and exposure to the substances and orders the company to pay him 2 million pesos for moral damages and 200,000 pesos for future damages.

Legal basis :

Court Ruling :

No description

Summary :

Exposed for two years to pesticides and welding residues without adequate protection in his work in Arrozal 33, forger de los Santos suffers from hypersensitivity pneumonitis caused by "exposure to pesticides, chemicals and organic dust". He carries a disability of 87.91%. As a result of the complaint filed late 2017, the Labor Court of Montevideo concludes that "based on the analyzed evidence, there were acts and omissions of the company that imply non-compliance with safety and prevention standards," which determines that "there is responsibility in this regard" and orders the company to pay Julio de los Santos 2 million pesos for non-pecuniary damages and 200,000 pesos for consequential damages. On Sept. 30, 2021, Arrozal 33 files an appeal against the decision.

Scientific references :

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