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Do they usually know or are there just a handful of very high profile cases where they did?

It seems like everyone's go to example of this is the oil industry and global warming and tobacco and cancer.




That only scratches the surface. In every high stakes business, they have prepared the ground for themselves through lobbying and regulatory capture to minimize the level of necessary care while maximizing protection against liability.




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