Asbestos trial High court in Italy annuls verdict against Schmidheiny
The verdict against Swiss industrialist Stephan Schmidheiny has been overturned again. A third trial in the asbestos case is unlikely to be possible because the case will definitely be time-barred on April 25.
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- In the asbestos trial involving Swiss industrialist Stephan Schmidheiny, the highest Italian court has once again overturned a conviction.
- He had been convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the Cavagnolo factory case.
- The Swiss billionaire was charged with the death of an employee at the Italian Eternit Group's factory in Cavagnolo, which had been closed for years.
- A Turin court had originally sentenced Schmidheiny to four years in prison in this case.
- A third trial is unlikely to be possible because the case will definitely be time-barred on April 25.
The highest Italian court has once again overturned a conviction against Swiss industrialist Stephan Schmidheiny in an asbestos trial. He had been convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the Cavagnolo factory case.
The Swiss billionaire had been charged with the death of an employee at the Italian Eternit Group's factory in Cavagnolo (Piedmont), which had been closed for years. The Court of Cassation overturned the conviction for the second time in its ruling yesterday (Friday), as reported by the Italian news agency Ansa on Saturday.
A third trial is unlikely to be possible because the case will definitely be time-barred on April 25.
A Turin court had originally sentenced Schmidheiny to four years in prison in these proceedings. After this conviction was overturned, the Turin Court of Appeal reduced the sentence to a conditional prison sentence of one year and eight months in December 2024.
