From the article: One of two things are true: senior managers at Abbott either knew about the quality issues at the Michigan plant and did nothing, or they were

From the article: One of two things are true: senior managers at Abbott either knew about the quality issues at the Michigan plant and did nothing, or they were completely unaware that these issues existed. When your best defence is “I’m clueless”, things aren’t going to turn out well. But then, their job concern is cents-per-share, not boring things like regulations and safety.