Els jutges han considerat Stephan Schmidheiny, l’antic propietari d'Eternit, i Louis de Cartier Marchienne, antic administrador de la sucursal italiana, responsables d'unes tres mil morts causades per l’amiant que van tenir lloc principalment a Casale Monferrato i rodalia.
The judges indicted Stephan Schmidheiny, former owner of Eternit, and Louis de Cartier de Marchienne, former director of the Italian branch, as responsible for around 3,000 asbestos-related deaths, particularly in Casale Monferrato and its surrounding areas.