I do not know of any case where CEOs have been sent to prison for any significant time for having corporate policies that killed people.
The most egregious cases that I can think of are Pinto and Bhopal. I think that Pinto was just a civil lawsuit. I don't think anyone was charged criminally. In Bhopal, the actions in the US were dismissed but some people were sent to prison in India for two years and a $2000 fine.
According to the internet, some insurance companies appear to intentionally deny some legitimate claims in order to save money As a result, people have died because of those decisions.
If that is true, that a company intentionally denies valid claims and people die because they don't get the medical treatment that would have saved their lives - should the people that make those decisions be subject to criminal prosecution? Or should they be immune from criminal liability and the criminal action is only brought against the corporation?
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