Timeline for Why are manufacturers assumed to be responsible in case of a crash?
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| Dec 8, 2020 at 20:52 | comment | added | Ross Ridge | Corporations can and have been convicted of crimes. They can't be put in jail, but they can be forced to pay hefty fines. | |
| Dec 7, 2020 at 18:54 | comment | added | John K | Yeah that's "joint and several liability". Like when they sued the maker of the vice grips that John Denver was using to operate the fuel valve of his Long Eze, plus the hardware store that sold them IIRC. US tort law is unique. Another one is civil jury trials, which are rare in the rest of the Anglosphere. | |
| Dec 7, 2020 at 18:49 | comment | added | StephenS | Another issue is that (at least in the US), plaintiffs will sue everyone involved, and the defendants have to foot the bill for their defense even if they’re innocent. And the cheapest and easiest defense for each defendant is to say it’s a different defendant’s fault, which also changes things. | |
| Dec 7, 2020 at 16:06 | comment | added | John K | In that case it's "politics". Plus there are administrative professional sanctions against individuals, for violations of regulations, but that's a separate issue. | |
| Dec 7, 2020 at 15:31 | comment | added | cyberdyne | Sure, but as also DeanF said, it is a way how FAA treats some situation strictly aside from the law. | |
| Dec 7, 2020 at 14:35 | history | answered | John K | CC BY-SA 4.0 |