Trump_is_Mentally_fit Posted August 27, 2019 Posted August 27, 2019 (edited) Destructive corporate behavior leads to widespread misery, lives lost and public resources wasted. They should be help accountable for terrorizing middle America, even though Trump blamed Mexico for this. Will this lead to law suits against other corporate wrong doers? Quote The ruling Monday by an Oklahoma judge that Johnson & Johnson must pay $572 million for selling opioids will be cheered by everyone who wants a scapegoat for the scourge of addiction. But the ruling could have far larger, and more dangerous, consequences by opening a vast new arena for product-liability suits. Expand https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-oklahoma-opioid-stickup-11566861973 Edited August 27, 2019 by Tiberius
Gary M Posted August 27, 2019 Posted August 27, 2019 And the cost of prescription drugs in the USA continue to rise!!!! Unintended consequences
3rdnlng Posted August 27, 2019 Posted August 27, 2019 On 8/27/2019 at 12:37 PM, Tiberius said: Destructive corporate behavior leads to widespread misery, lives lost and public resources wasted. They should be help accountable for terrorizing middle America, even though Trump blamed Mexico for this. Will this lead to law suits against other corporate wrong doers? https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-oklahoma-opioid-stickup-11566861973 Expand So, what you're saying is that no illegal drugs are coming into the USA via Mexico?
Trump_is_Mentally_fit Posted August 27, 2019 Author Posted August 27, 2019 On 8/27/2019 at 12:53 PM, Gary M said: And the cost of prescription drugs in the USA continue to rise!!!! Unintended consequences Expand Like Trumps Tariffs!
/dev/null Posted August 27, 2019 Posted August 27, 2019 500 million, that had to been some ickiest of stickiest ickies
Just Joshin' Posted August 27, 2019 Posted August 27, 2019 Per Wall Street Journal, Johnson and Johnson had < 1% of the market in Oklahoma. There drugs are also not the ones commonly abused. Expect to see this reversed on appeal - a political verdict, not a lawful verdict.
SoCal Deek Posted August 28, 2019 Posted August 28, 2019 On 8/27/2019 at 12:37 PM, Tiberius said: Destructive corporate behavior leads to widespread misery, lives lost and public resources wasted. Expand Wait till the get ahold of Big Oil for destroying the planet! Right, Tibs? That’ll show ‘em! 1
4merper4mer Posted August 28, 2019 Posted August 28, 2019 On 8/27/2019 at 10:15 PM, Just Joshin' said: Per Wall Street Journal, Johnson and Johnson had < 1% of the market in Oklahoma. There drugs are also not the ones commonly abused. Expect to see this reversed on appeal - a political verdict, not a lawful verdict. Expand I'm not an expert on the specifics of this case and I think pharma is far too often scapegoated for things a dunce could figure out are false with the use of a a pencil and 5 spare minutes. That said, opiod abuse is a real problem and pharma is a part of it. I don't know the full solution but because socialist morons like to blame them for everything doesn't mean they should be exoneratedfrom everything. They have enough analytical capabilities to know they have sold far more pills than any logical scenario would support.
Koko78 Posted August 28, 2019 Posted August 28, 2019 (edited) On 8/28/2019 at 2:21 AM, 4merper4mer said: I'm not an expert on the specifics of this case and I think pharma is far too often scapegoated for things a dunce could figure out are false with the use of a a pencil and 5 spare minutes. Expand In this case, it's not unwarranted. They pushed the drugs and paid doctors to over-prescribe them, knowing full well that they were addictive. Don't get me wrong, those doctors still share the blame, but 'big pharma' definitely deserves to eat this particular pile of crow. Edited August 28, 2019 by Koko78 1
leh-nerd skin-erd Posted August 28, 2019 Posted August 28, 2019 On 8/28/2019 at 2:48 AM, Koko78 said: In this case, it's not unwarranted. They pushed the drugs and paid doctors to over-prescribe them, knowing full well that they were addictive. Don't get me wrong, those doctors still share the blame, but 'big pharma' definitely deserves to eat this particular pile of crow. Expand So long as the offending doctors are brought into the equation and fined at a proportionate level, the message will be sent. Certainly that math can be done as well.
Trump_is_Mentally_fit Posted August 28, 2019 Author Posted August 28, 2019 If the drug dealer on the street were caught, he'd go to jail. Just look at the people here complaining about a corporation being "picked on." Brainwashed
Koko78 Posted August 28, 2019 Posted August 28, 2019 On 8/28/2019 at 1:32 PM, leh-nerd skin-erd said: So long as the offending doctors are brought into the equation and fined at a proportionate level, the message will be sent. Certainly that math can be done as well. Expand Oddly enough, not necessarily. The Supreme Court ruled back in 1985 that the pharmaceutical companies are responsible for warning patients of the potential risks. https://www.casebriefs.com/blog/law/torts/torts-keyed-to-epstein/products-liability/macdonald-v-ortho-pharmaceutical-corp/
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