The legal scrutiny follows a September 2025 disclosure by the company confirming that two team members died in a mud rush at the Indonesian site earlier that month. Freeport-McMoRan is already defending a separate ongoing securities class action lawsuit, which alleges that the company failed to disclose critical information to investors during the relevant period.

Kahn Swick & Foti, led by former Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., is now examining whether corporate leadership failed in their obligations to shareholders. The firm is currently soliciting information from long-term stockholders to determine if further legal action is warranted. Shareholders seeking to discuss their rights or contribute to the investigation can contact managing partner Lewis Kahn via the firm’s website or by telephone.