Comments on: White House Sides With Investors Against Merck http://www.pharmalot.com/2009/10/white-house-sides-with-investors-against-merck/ News, Comment and Conversation Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:50:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Big Pharma Guy http://www.pharmalot.com/2009/10/white-house-sides-with-investors-against-merck/#comment-442281 Big Pharma Guy Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:08:03 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=19335#comment-442281 This is a very good thing. The Big pharma companies have been hiding the bad news for years and getting away with it. Then, by the time they've sold their stock, they roll it out and the private investors get hammered! This is a very good thing. The Big pharma companies have been hiding the bad news for years and getting away with it. Then, by the time they’ve sold their stock, they roll it out and the private investors get hammered!

]]> By: Justice in Michigan http://www.pharmalot.com/2009/10/white-house-sides-with-investors-against-merck/#comment-442258 Justice in Michigan Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:20:32 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=19335#comment-442258 re: White House Lawyers... Cass Sustein, who is Fox News's current pinko du jour, is the chief or regulatory issues in the current administration. His actual views might surprise some here. For example: --He has been a consistent critic of irrationality in lay jury decision-making and an advocate for significant reform in the arena of punitive damages. --His views are particular popular among top people in the UK's conservative party. --He publicaly supported G.W. Bush's nominations to the Supreme Court, and John Roberts' with particular enthusiasm. re: White House Lawyers…

Cass Sustein, who is Fox News’s current pinko du jour, is the chief or regulatory issues in the current administration. His actual views might surprise some here. For example:

–He has been a consistent critic of irrationality in lay jury decision-making and an advocate for significant reform in the arena of punitive damages.

–His views are particular popular among top people in the UK’s conservative party.

–He publicaly supported G.W. Bush’s nominations to the Supreme Court, and John Roberts’ with particular enthusiasm.

]]> By: Condor http://www.pharmalot.com/2009/10/white-house-sides-with-investors-against-merck/#comment-442251 Condor Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:52:22 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=19335#comment-442251 Here is <a href="http://shearlingsplowed.blogspot.com/2009/10/narrow-question-before-scotus-in-mercks.html" rel="nofollow">my promised post, on the narrow question</a> <b><I>actually argued</i></b> by the United States of America, in its amicus before the SCOTUS. Namaste Here is my promised post, on the narrow question actually argued by the United States of America, in its amicus before the SCOTUS.

Namaste

]]> By: Condor http://www.pharmalot.com/2009/10/white-house-sides-with-investors-against-merck/#comment-442248 Condor Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:30:54 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=19335#comment-442248 This is actually a very narrow question, as presented to the SCOTUS: It is a statute of limitations question -- how long before, and in what ways, might an investor be put on "inquiry notice" of problems with his or her investment. That said, I have the brief, and will likely blog on at least part of it in a few moments. It is unfair to paint the interest of the United States in the amicus brief as simply "pro-lawsuits". These comenters are more able, and agile than that, we know it from their other posts. Namaste This is actually a very narrow question, as presented to the SCOTUS: It is a statute of limitations question — how long before, and in what ways, might an investor be put on “inquiry notice” of problems with his or her investment.

That said, I have the brief, and will likely blog on at least part of it in a few moments.

It is unfair to paint the interest of the United States in the amicus brief as simply “pro-lawsuits”.

These comenters are more able, and agile than that, we know it from their other posts.

Namaste

]]> By: Justice in Michigan http://www.pharmalot.com/2009/10/white-house-sides-with-investors-against-merck/#comment-442243 Justice in Michigan Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:49:53 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=19335#comment-442243 Too bad no specific proposals came up. There's a lot that could be discussed--MTL, punitive damages, what torts actually cost, the relative number of suits with and without merit, etc. etc. Invoking trial lawyers as a generic problem is equivalent to invoking pharma in the same way. Too bad no specific proposals came up. There’s a lot that could be discussed–MTL, punitive damages, what torts actually cost, the relative number of suits with and without merit, etc. etc.

Invoking trial lawyers as a generic problem is equivalent to invoking pharma in the same way.

]]> By: Marilyn Mann http://www.pharmalot.com/2009/10/white-house-sides-with-investors-against-merck/#comment-442221 Marilyn Mann Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:11:20 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=19335#comment-442221 Ed Do you have a link to the brief? Thx Marilyn Ed

Do you have a link to the brief?

Thx

Marilyn

]]> By: SP Vet http://www.pharmalot.com/2009/10/white-house-sides-with-investors-against-merck/#comment-442217 SP Vet Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:51:20 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=19335#comment-442217 Good! I hope that they'll do the same with investors going after Schering-plough for the ENHANCE fiasco! Merck and Schering-Plough appear to be meant for each other. Good! I hope that they’ll do the same with investors going after Schering-plough for the ENHANCE fiasco! Merck and Schering-Plough appear to be meant for each other.

]]> By: Justice in Michigan http://www.pharmalot.com/2009/10/white-house-sides-with-investors-against-merck/#comment-442201 Justice in Michigan Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:59:03 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=19335#comment-442201 What are your specific proposals, Chris? What would you "overhaul" in tort? What are your specific proposals, Chris? What would you “overhaul” in tort?

]]> By: Chris http://www.pharmalot.com/2009/10/white-house-sides-with-investors-against-merck/#comment-442198 Chris Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:22:15 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=19335#comment-442198 Imagine that...a lawyer in the White House is pro-lawsuit..... There is no business looking for a healthcare overhaul until there is an overhaul in tort Imagine that…a lawyer in the White House is pro-lawsuit…..

There is no business looking for a healthcare overhaul until there is an overhaul in tort

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