The company did not disclose what those claims might total.

It has been estimated that those claims may total at least $850 million.

But over the last few years, only $727 million has been paid on claims totaling $220 billion.

But the number rose to 104 claims totaling $4.4 million by 1990, he reports.

This record was toppled during the first six months of 1991 with 105 claims, totaling $2.5 million.

The claims against Exxon totaled $2 billion in taxes alone.

This was expected to allow 3 million people to make claims totalling £4.5bn, but it now appears the final bill could be twice as large.

The diocese settled 87 claims totaling $6.29 million last year.

There are 75 outstanding medical claims totaling more than $40,000 and neither the company nor the union is willing to pay them.

Industry analysts have estimated that the claims could total $10 billion to $20 billion.