ASBESTOS UPDATE: Turin Court Seeks 20-Year Terms in Eternit Case

Judicial officials said that a court in Turin, Italy, on July 4, 2011, sought jail terms of 20 years against Stephan Schmidheiny, the former Swiss owner of the Eternit construction firm, and Jean- Louis Marie Ghislain de Cartier de Marchienne,…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Dalmine S.p.A. Has 45 Injury Claims at Sept. 30

Tenaris S.A.’s subsidiary in Italy, Dalmine S.p.A., as of Sept. 30, 2009, faced 45 asbestos-related claims, none of which are covered by insurance, according to a Company report, on Form 6-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Nov.…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Dalmine Faces 41 Pending Claims at March 31

Tenaris, S.A.’s Italian subsidiary, Dalmine S.p.A., as of March 31, 2009, faced a total of 41 pending asbestos claims, of which none were covered by insurance.

As of Dec. 31, 2008, Dalmine faced 55 pending asbestos claims, of which none were…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Schmidheiny, Marchienne Face Exposure Suit

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…