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Old 3rd Jul 2008, 14:33
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PJ2
 
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Do you (or does anyone) know if anyone has been successfully prosecuted under the Corporate Manslaughter Act?

We have the "Westray Law" in Canada, named after the mine in which an explosion killed 26 miners. The owners of the mine were forewarned about the risk potential but ignored the information.

We can only assume that commercial reasons were at the heart of such a corporate decision. I wonder if such legislation means anything to CEOs who are more interested in share price and their bonuses than employees.
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