Stephan Schmidheiny
Stephan Schmidheiny is a Swiss industrialist and former owner of the Eternit group, a multinational company known for its production of asbestos cement products. He has been embroiled in legal controversies regarding the health impacts of asbestos exposure, particularly in relation to the deaths of former workers at Eternit facilities, leading to multiple legal actions and convictions related to manslaughter due to negligence in health and safety standards.
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Stephan Schmidheiny was sentenced to 9 years and 6 months in prison for involuntary manslaughter related to asbestos exposure.
Eternit bis, ridotta in Appello la pena per il magnate svizzero Schmidheiny: condannato per omicidio colposo e non per omicidio volontario
Italy· 2025-04-17
Stephan Schmidheiny is a Swiss businessman involved in a legal case regarding the deaths linked to asbestos exposure at his company's factory.
Amianto Eternit, la Cassazione annulla per la seconda volta la condanna del magnate svizzero Stephan SchmidheinyItaly· 2025-03-22
