If convicted under Indiana law, the defendant(s) in the Ford Pinto prosecution faced a maximum punishment of:

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Under Indiana law, the maximum punishment for a corporation found guilty of a misdemeanor offense is a fine of up to $10,000 per count. For a felony offense, the maximum fine increases to $30,000 per count. In the Ford Pinto case, the defendants were charged with three misdemeanor counts of reckless homicide, so the maximum punishment they faced was a fine of up to $10,000 per count, paid by the Ford Motor Company. There was no possibility of imprisonment for individual executives such as Henry Ford II or Lee Iacocca.

If Convicted Under Indiana Law, the Defendant(s) in the Ford