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Manslaughter charges filed against U.K. firm; Corporations face unlimited fines; execs, up to life in prison.(NEWS)(Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings Ltd.)
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Byline: STUART COLLINS
Insurers and lawyers are closely watching the United Kingdom's first prosecution of a company under a relatively new corporate manslaughter law.
The case, which returns to court next month, will test aspects of the new law. Because it involves a small firm, though, it may not shed much light on the law's implications for large companies, some observers say.
The Crown Prosecution Service has charged Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings Ltd. with corporate manslaughter in relation to the death of Alexander Wright in September 2008. ...
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