Edwin Pawlowski wrote:

There was a lawsuit when a manufacturer of auto accessories trashed some
defective parts. An enterprising employee took them, sold them at a flea
market, and someone had an accident because of them. He sued and won.

That explains Ford punching holes with a fork lift through every panel
of any bodies they fail in the local van plant, can't have anyone
recovering them for repairing their vans....One Ford rep. took to
dancing on panels that had small defects in their dealers bodyshops
after he'd approved FOC replacements, one body fitter took exception as
he needed a wing for his own car, but couldn't afford a new one, IIRC
the rep ended up wearing it!