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Originally Posted by MRM
One of my econ profs used him to explain cost/benefit analysis. He called him "Let 'em burn Lee". I'm sure it's old news here, but Ford did a study and estimated the costs settling the expected lawsuits versus the cost to fit the gas tanks with the proper part to prevent fires. It cost less to litigate so Lee said "Let 'em burn". Or words to that effect.
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- That's right -- it was about $11 per person.
The original poster mentioned death throes. Think about the death throes of the victims - many of them children - as they burned.
Grimshaw v. Ford Motor Co., 119 Cal. App. 3d 757 (4th Dist. 1981) is the major case on this.