The man was charged with criminal negligence in 1991 but later acquitted of any wrongdoing.
In November, Sorour was sentenced to three years in prison for criminal negligence, and fled the country.
Cheung's attorneys have called it a "horrendous accident, " but contended it was not a case of criminal negligence.
Mr Neale is now under investigation by Yorkshire police, who are examining patient records to assess whether his conduct amounts to criminal negligence.
The high death toll and the criminal negligence that caused it may just be too much even for the Bangladesh government to ignore, especially in an election year.
Dr Shirley Radcliffe, interim coroner for Inner North London, gave a verdict of "death by misadventure" Tuesday, meaning the death is judged to be accidental, with no law broken and no criminal negligence involved.
There would have been calls for special prosecutors to look into criminal malfeasance and negligence.
The evidence so far suggests "either criminal activity or gross negligence, " he said.
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The incident followed dozens of cases where banks and other financial institutions have lost customer details - whether through negligence or criminal activities - both in the UK and around the world.
The Louisiana attorney general has requested autopsies of the dead found in nursing homes and hospitals after the storm to determine whether they died due to abandonment, negligence or euthanasia and whether criminal charges are warranted.
"I've seen gross negligence, and this conduct is criminal, " said Steve Gordon, the lawyer representing the men.
In its settlement last year with the US Department of Justice of the criminal charges against it, BP admitted that negligence on the part of its employees -- along with other companies -- was a "proximate cause" of the accident.
Ministers say legal aid will end for most family cases, clinical negligence and employment law but remain for criminal cases.
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