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Re:McKinsey to pay $573M to settle claims over opioid crisis... by asjldkfin on Thursday February 04, 2021 @10:49AM (#26026353)
There’s a difference between a criminal and civil case.

Crimes are boolean, civil is proportional in terms of punishment. Nobody is going to jail, so this is a civil case.

If you break your neighbour’s car, you pay more if it’s a BMW than if it were a Kia.

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Re:McKinsey to pay $573M to settle claims over opioid crisis... by ErikVandeWater on Thursday February 04, 2021 @12:36PM (#26027660)
Crimes are proportional in terms of punishment. It's called aggravating and mitigating factors.
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