Johnson & Johnson knowingly sold baby powder laced with asbestos for 60+ years. Thousands of women with asbestos-related cancers are now suing, and J&J is trying to play a get-out-of-jail-free card. I urged my colleagues to crack down on such abuse.
They then decided to split into two companies to minimize the damage but that's peanuts compared to Pfizer's legal woes. In 2009 they settled a 2.3 B suit for fraudulent marketing, the largest in DOJ history. Since 2000, Pfizer has paid out over 4 B in various suits.
At a certain point, expressing our outrage online through surrogates helps the establishment to avoid actual revolution. We're all so outspoken with no outward effect on reality.
