Posts Tagged 'Deceptive marketing'

Gun Makers Facing Increasing Liability for Nation’s Gun Violence Problem

In general, manufacturers are held to at least some standard of liability for the safety implications of their products in America. Whether it’s the products themselves or how they are marketed, corporations and manufacturers that make products for Americans know that the time may come when an item in their product line may come under scrutiny, or the methods the company used to put that product in the hands of American consumers.

Nicotine vaporizer manufacturer Juul has been sued into ...

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Johnson & Johnson Guilty Plea Helps Risperdal Lawsuits

After a ten-year long criminal investigation, Johnson & Johnson has entered a guilty plea and will pay $2.2 billion in damages. The U.S. Department of Justice charged the company with promoting the drugs Risperdal and Invega for off-label uses (uses that were not approved by the FDA). These drugs were approved solely for the treatment of schizophrenia, but Johnson & Johnson was promoting them for non-schizophrenic patients—including children, ...

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More states pursuing legal action against drug companies

The Wall Street Journal reports on increasingly aggressive efforts by attorneys general in several U.S. states to pursue legal actions against drug companies for deceptive marketing.

Using consumer protection laws as a basis, state officials have gone after some major pharmaceutical companies, including GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi SA, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

The story notes that potential payouts are high. Last year, for example, Johnson & Johnson agreed to ...

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