The great trial
"Written by Dr Rosalba Altopiedi and Dr Sara Panelli, who were part of the prosecutorial team during the trial, The Great Trial uses evidence from the Eternit criminal trial in Italy to show why the trial court and the appeals court sentenced Eternit’s owner, Schmidheiny, to 18 years in jail an...
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| Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
| Format: | TEXT |
| Language: | English |
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Redondo Beach
2016
Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization |
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| Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19105777124919239599-The-great-trial.htm |
| Summary: | "Written by Dr Rosalba Altopiedi and Dr Sara Panelli, who were part of the prosecutorial team during the trial, The Great Trial uses evidence from the Eternit criminal trial in Italy to show why the trial court and the appeals court sentenced Eternit’s owner, Schmidheiny, to 18 years in jail and ordered him to pay millions in damages to the victims of Eternit’s toxic asbestos. Much of the trial evidence was seized by police from the public relations firm used by Schmidheiny and it shows a longstanding plan to protect the Swiss shareholder from bearing any responsibility, civil or criminal. Embracing the First Amendment, ADAO is publishing the e-book free in English and Italian. Just last December, Schmidheiny’s lawyers successfully threatened the original e-book publisher with a lawsuit in Switzerland and successfully had “The Great Trial” removed from circulation. Schmidheiny inherited control of the giant Eternit asbestos-cement business, with factories around Europe and South America, in the 1970s. Immediately upon taking control, he called his managers together in Germany for instruction on asbestos and health issues. Plant managers were instructed in lying to workers, the public, and the press about hazards to workers, consumers, and the environment. Casale Monferrato (pop. 35,000) has been ravaged by Eternit. On average, one person dies of mesothelioma every week. The people of Casale were betrayed when the last appeal of Schmidheiny’s charges overturned the conviction as untimely (too many years had passed, the Court said). ..." |
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| Physical Description: | 46 p. Digital |