Airbag manufacturer Takata Corp.’s equipment is believed to be connected to the deaths of at least 10 people and injuries of another 180 drivers in the United States. Two years ago, the company’s defective airbag inflators were under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and the embattled company was at the center of multidistrict litigation brought by plaintiffs with personal injury claims.
When North American general counsel Bruce Angiolillo announced he was leaving the Japanese company after only six months on the job, it didn’t exactly seem like the kind of cushy role in-house lawyers would be lining up to take.
