https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/22/duke-energy-bird-fine_n_4326596.html https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/22/duke-energy-bird-f... There was forekn

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/22/duke-energy-bird-fine_n_4326596.html https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/22/duke-energy-bird-f... There was foreknowledge on the company's side that it would be an issue, but not expedience in trying to resolve it (hence the notion of it being budgeted as a potential expense). It still took years for anything to happen over the issue. My dad wasn't directly involved in this case (they have many many lawyers), but it was something he was aware of enough to mention at the dinner table, especially after it started getting press coverage. Sort of an "Ugh, the company is in trouble again, why can't they just do the right thing" type of gripe.