[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/butlerfirm.com\/blog\/why-do-corporations-refuse-to-admit-when-theyre-wrong\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/butlerfirm.com\/blog\/why-do-corporations-refuse-to-admit-when-theyre-wrong\/","headline":"Why Do Corporations Refuse to Admit When They\u2019re Wrong?","name":"Why Do Corporations Refuse to Admit When They\u2019re Wrong?","description":"The evidence is piling up. There have been admissions, crash tests, government investigations, recalls, and even a jury verdict. All of that evidence proves that the Jeeps with rear gas tanks, which can explode when they\u2019re hit in the rear, are deadly-dangerous. Yet the manufacturer of the Jeeps\u2014Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (\u201cFCA\u201d)\u2014refuses to admit the obvious… Continue reading Why Do Corporations Refuse to Admit When They\u2019re Wrong?<\/span><\/a>","datePublished":"2015-06-11","dateModified":"2026-04-17","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/butlerfirm.com\/blog\/author\/matt-kahn\/#Person","name":"Matt Kahn","url":"https:\/\/butlerfirm.com\/blog\/author\/matt-kahn\/","identifier":25,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e04949bdf1f2184cdeab337bb39535a4c17c4beb3ad3cd47e5524b20b38274a9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e04949bdf1f2184cdeab337bb39535a4c17c4beb3ad3cd47e5524b20b38274a9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Butler Kahn","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/butlerfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Butler-Law-Firm-Logo.png","url":"https:\/\/butlerfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Butler-Law-Firm-Logo.png","width":210,"height":93}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/butlerfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ga-jeep-fire-featured-2.jpg","url":"https:\/\/butlerfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ga-jeep-fire-featured-2.jpg","height":430,"width":640},"url":"https:\/\/butlerfirm.com\/blog\/why-do-corporations-refuse-to-admit-when-theyre-wrong\/","about":["Jeep Fire","Liability","Personal Injury","Wrongful Death"],"wordCount":571,"articleBody":"The evidence is piling up. There have been admissions, crash tests, government investigations, recalls, and even a jury verdict. All of that evidence proves that the Jeeps with rear gas tanks, which can explode when they\u2019re hit in the rear, are deadly-dangerous. Yet the manufacturer of the Jeeps\u2014Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (\u201cFCA\u201d)\u2014refuses to admit the obvious truth: these vehicles are defective.The evidence is overwhelming:The gas tanks are located only 11 inches from the rear of the Jeeps, and hang down 6 inches.That is in the crush zone.FCA\u2019s own engineer (Judson Estes) admitted under oath that the gas tanks were \u201cvulnerable to rear impact.\u201dThe federal government reports that it has found 75 deaths and 58 injuries caused by these rear tanks.Independent safety advocates say that there are many more.The federal government launched an investigation into these Jeeps.Following the investigation, FCA had to conduct a recall.FCA dragged its feet on the recall, and two years later the overwhelming majority of the defective Jeeps are still on the road.Some Jeep owners, like Kayla White, tried to take their Jeeps in to get fixed\u2014only to have the dealer tell them that there weren\u2019t enough parts to fix the Jeep. Weeks later, Kayla White burned to death in the Jeep that FCA\u2019s dealer refused to fix.Now the federal government is angry at FCA for its delays, and has even set a Congressional hearing for July 2, 2015.Even if FCA does perform the recall it proposed\u2014i.e., put tow packages on some of the Jeeps\u2014its own former executive (Francois Castaing) has admitted under oath that it won\u2019t \u201cprotect the tank.\u201dThe rear-tank Jeeps failed internal crash tests.After hearing nearly two weeks of evidence, a jury concluded that FCA \u201cacted with a wanton and reckless disregard for human life\u201d in selling the Jeeps.That same jury returned a $150 million verdict.It has now been discovered that during that trial, FCA wrongfully concealed incriminating emails about the deal it had tried to strike with the government over the recall.Last week, FCA admitted that it has been buying back\u00a0some of the defective Jeeps at auctions in order to get them \u201coff the streets.\u201dIncredibly, after all that,\u00a0FCA still refuses to admit that these Jeeps are defective. Instead, FCA has repeatedly told the American public that these Jeeps are \u201cabsolutely safe.\u201d That\u2019s the same thing that FCA told the jury in the Georgia trial of Walden v. FCA\u2014right before the jury entered a $150 million verdict against it.Sergio Marchionne, Chairman and CEO of FCA, admitted under oath that he wanted the American people to believe that the rear-tank Jeeps were \u201cabsolutely safe.\u201dInstead of admitting responsibility, FCA has done the opposite. Last month in Walden v. Chrysler, FCA filed a formal pleading that asked the Court for a \u201cnew trial.\u201d In that filing, FCA accused the jury of acting out of \u201cprejudice,\u201d accused the Court of failing to give the jury \u201cmeaningful guidance,\u201d and accused the lawyers representing the deceased child\u2019s family (including Butler Kahn) of trying to \u201cstir up bias.\u201d In short, FCA blamed everyone but itself.The truth is much simpler: FCA is just wrong. Wrong to sell these Jeeps, wrong not to recall them, and wrong to mislead the public by calling them \u201cabsolutely safe.\u201dFCA should admit the truth. It has done enough lying already."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/butlerfirm.com\/blog\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Why Do Corporations Refuse to Admit When They\u2019re Wrong?","item":"https:\/\/butlerfirm.com\/blog\/why-do-corporations-refuse-to-admit-when-theyre-wrong\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]