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We call those externalities, the taxpayers will handle them if we ignore them long enough that they become a crisis
This should have been settled in bankruptcy court as part of business wind down before anyone got a penny of assets divided proceeds. When it's not then another legal battle is required to get the company to do what it should have. Such a waste of time and needless burden for society. Unfortunately, regulatory capture and representative funding capture is almost total so no laws will be passed to change it.
The Redbox Crisis
Someone went to business school