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The Michigan Product Liability Act, for example, provides pharmaceutical companies with widespread immunity from being sued by people hurt by their products. It says that you cannot sue a drug manufacturer for unintentional harm caused by a drug if federal regulators approved the drug. That was enough to stop even a $20 million lawsuit filed by the state attorney general against the drug manufacturer Merck for selling an arthritis pill that caused heart attacks and strokes. And it’s why countless victims of the opioid epidemic in Michigan are struggling to sue Purdue Pharma today.

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The Michigan Product Liability Act, for example, provides pharmaceutical companies with widespread immunity from being sued by people hurt by their products. It says that you cannot sue a drug manufacturer for unintentional harm caused by a drug if federal regulators approved the drug. That was enough to stop even a $20 million lawsuit filed by the state attorney general against the drug manufacturer Merck for selling an arthritis pill that caused heart attacks and strokes. And it’s why countless victims of the opioid epidemic in Michigan are struggling to sue Purdue Pharma today.
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Shauna GM (shauna@social.coop)'s status on Sunday, 07-Jan-2024 00:34:10 JST Shauna GM
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As you might expect, corporations don't like torts.
"Tort reform" has been a Republican calling card for decades. What tort reform actually means is restricting your right to go to court, especially against corporations.
For example, "tort reform" in Michigan has prevented people there from suing Merck for selling a pill that caused strokes or suing Purdue/the Sacklers for pushing opioids.
The conservative legislation-peddling outfit ALEC has been pushing these kinds of laws for years.

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