Why shouldnt we? If you are proven in court of law you knew about certain bugs or you underspend on engineering while your public outreach grew expenantially, h

Why shouldnt we? If you are proven in court of law you knew about certain bugs or you underspend on engineering while your public outreach grew expenantially, how come you shouldnt be liable? Anywhere else its a plain case of malpractice whether its law or medicine, etc.