Chapter 20
The Vote They Cannot Fix
Naomi offered Adrian immunity from the trust's civil claim if he surrendered the proxy and testified to regulators. Priya opposed rewarding him; Lena demanded a product recall first.
The deal became conditional on recall, worker reinstatement, and a public correction naming every engineer whose work had been reassigned.
Adrian accepted because prison frightened him more than disgrace.
Voss tried to adjourn. Employee standing blocked him.
The vote removed Voss, rejected the patent transfer, and converted Northstar into a public-benefit company with employee board seats.