[Forgeties79]

>I don’t think this is accurate in real life

Ehhhh I mean they often don’t say the quiet part out loud but many companies definitely run a variation of the equation he describes.

[yissp]

The "Pinto Memo" [1] being a notable example. Although, as the article says, the cost / benefit analysis was against "societal costs" of the safety issues, not just the cost of litigation.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Pinto#Cost%E2%80%93benefi...

[Forgeties79]

Yeah, very good example and explanation