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Moliere

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5. Absolutely, it's all part of the calculations

Reply to djean111 (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 25, 2015, 09:18 AM

Sep 2015

Just in the auto industry, think back to the seatbelt debacles of the 1970's (I believe), or other times when they've chosen to pay out victims vs doing a recall

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