Minimizing the damage (legal and reputational) is of course the job of any executive. What that looks like will vary between business and legal cultures, but th

Minimizing the damage (legal and reputational) is of course the job of any executive. What that looks like will vary between business and legal cultures, but that's what it looks like in the US. The way the US law works (as I understand it from popular culture and news) is a good idea to deflect liability as much as possible as any admittance of liability could end up costing.