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Idk, a $4.85B settlement seems like they really extracted their pound of flesh. In the thesis statement where they question if Chinese lives are worth more than American lives, I wonder if they’re specifically looking for capital punishment similar to what China administered to the highest-tier offenders.

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I interpreted it more as a "when is it okay to pierce the corporate veil with criminal charges," question, which is usually answered in the affirmative for fraud.

That’s fair, if they can prove negligence (which it sounds like they have a shot at) I’d be down to see some criminal charges.

They won the class action by proving willful negligence or whatever the right term for it would be, and although civil suits are often used as springboards for criminal charges, it has been a decade and the government has shown no interest.

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