ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Schmidheiny, Marchienne Face Exposure Suit
COMPANIES:
Swiss billionaire Stephan Schmidheiny and Belgian baron Jean-
Louis de Cartier de Marchienne face legal action in Italy over
illnesses and deaths linked to four asbestos factories they
owned, swissinfo.ch reports.
Hundreds of people packed a Turin, Italy, courtroom on April…
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