I usually mention this in each of my courses. However, to call it a "disaster" is a bit of a whitewash. I tell my students that it was more like genocide. While both blacks and whites died, my understanding was that a disproportionate number of blacks were put to work doing the dustiest of the work and were not provided with inferior or no respiratory protection.

There was a jury trial, but the jury was ferried to and from the courthouse in limosines paid for by Union Carbide subsidiary. Management got off free.

It did bring about a change in WC laws to include occupational some health issues, but not retroactively.