Tort lawyers are leading the bereaved down a rosy path suing drug manufacturers for overdose deaths that have so many possible causes. The primary reason for these deaths is found quite often in the home of the deceased. In a significant number of these cases the death came from counterfeit opioids, illegally obtained, for which the manufacturer bears no responsibility. But, since doctors are not a part of a singular corporate entity that can be easily sued, the greedy lawyers convince the grieving families to sue the “evil drug companies” when the actual responsibility lies with zombie doctors cashing in on the real victims varied maladies or addictions. This, combined with environmental factors present in the personal situation of the decedent, deserves the bulk of the blame.
Tort lawyers play an important role in American society finding justice for those physically injured or otherwise harmed. But they are also a huge part of what is wrong with this country using their litigious powers to wound anyone or anything they view as vulnerable, regardless of actual culpability, to fill their pockets with ill-gotten gain. The mountains of cash received are used to protect themselves from political harm by buying influence with less than ethical politicians.
God help those who have permanent, in-operable sources of daily severe pain. Their plight is made immeasurably more difficult by the negative press and regulatory pressure on physicians who must attempt to help those in legitimate, constant pain.
The Willow 