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Yet all that happens is they pay a small fine and promise not to do it again. Tell that to all the families who lost people to opioids.
by coldcode 7y ago
Yet all that happens is they pay a small fine and promise not to do it again. Tell that to all the families who lost people to opioids.
- chadmeister 7y ago:(
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- JshWright 7y agoAccording to the "statement of facts" the US Attorney's office released, this action resulted in "tens of thousands" of additional prescriptions of highly addictive extended release opioids. Without a doubt this resulted in lives and families destroyed. I'm not sure the fine is "small" though (not that any fine could be sufficient), Practice Fusion was acquired last year for "only" $100M.
- toomuchtodo 7y agoCivil suits are a possibility. Someone bought a whole lot of liability.
- raverbashing 7y agoClass action lawsuits are a money making machine for lawyers but it seems this is the use case they were designed for
- IanSanders 7y agoHere's one solution: in addition to charging a one-off fine, increase tax rates of responsible people/entities.