NEW : Union Carbide and its officials ` ` not subject to the jurisdiction of the Indian court '' New Delhi , India ( CNN ) -- Top chemical company executives guilty of causing death by negligence . Nearly 4,000 people died in the immediate aftermath of the natural gas leak . Hundreds of thousands of survivors report adverse health effects . Union Carbide paid upwards of $ 100 million to India in compensation .
NEW : Union Carbide and its officials ` ` not subject to the jurisdiction of the Indian court '' Top chemical company executives guilty of causing death by negligence . Nearly 4,000 people died in the immediate aftermath of the natural gas leak . Hundreds of thousands of survivors report adverse health effects . Union Carbide paid upwards of $ 100 million to India in compensation .