The prosecution produced witnesses at trial who testified that the Ulrich Pinto had been moving at between 15-35 MPH when struck from behind. At that speed a fuel tank should not rupture. The defense produced two witnesses who testified that before she died, Judy Ann Ulrich had said her car was not moving when it was struck at about 50 MPH, an impact that no subcompact could withstand. The jury took twenty-five hours to conclude that Ford should be exonerated of the charges. While Ford officials celebrated the victory and the defense counsel said that he hoped the verdict, "would discourage prosecutions like this in the future," many legal experts thought it would not. In fact, in the years since, it has not. In many states corporations or their directors have been held criminally responsible for actions that their corporations took that...