Mandatory IANAL, but to be fair I guess that the research institute will have a hard time asking for damages. Seems like there were a lot of lacking protocols

Mandatory IANAL, but to be fair I guess that the research institute will have a hard time asking for damages. Seems like there were a lot of lacking protocols to ensure the safety of the freezer. Why is a janitor even allowed to access the main unit to shut the freezer off? Why were no alert displayed? And so on.