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My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

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The Ford Motor Company, Ridla, Is Not Liable?

Pinto lawsuits are filed against ford. When the company takes these cases to juries, plaintiffs are consistently awarded millions of dollars. But when the company crunches the numbers, it basically realizes that redesigning the car and making the necessary safety adjustments would cost more than having to pay out the personal injury claims. So they decide to do that. That's evil. It costs more to change everything and make it so people don't die and are scarred for life than to recall these cars and make itso people don't keep getting fucking hurt and killed.

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