Thread by @life_is_art___

“These lawsuits are attempts to subject businesses to liability to solve a societal problem—regardless of fault, who caused the harm, whether the elements of the tort are met, or even if the liability will actually address the issue.”#LitigationNarrative
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“In recasting the litigation under public nuisance law, lawyers hoped to circumvent the responsibility of individuals. Richard Scruggs, a renowned former plaintiffs’ attorney, explained that the legal theories most likely to resonate are those that “do not hinge on fault,” but..

..are based simply on the fact that these entities made money selling opioids. Their success will depend on “whether the plaintiffs can muster sufficient legal, political and public relations pressure to force a settlement.”

Greedy law-firms created a public nuisance by poisoning the hearts & minds of Americans against people with pain by using propaganda that associates rx opioids w/criminality,defect, & death. Belief bias now circumvents attempts to reconcile harm for already marginalized ppl.

When ppl w/pain attempt to advocate for access to opioids, take a look at the abuse that ensues. Does this remind you of past campaigns by the US govt? Nixon’s spirit is alive and well amongst the rich and powerful that maintain ridiculous wealth b/c of the drug war. #TortReform

One example of the games these law-firms are playing with PR: Earlier someone was railing on a politician for Sackler-related activities (from TN). I asked for proof. I was told to do a search. What’s interesting is law-firms had written politicized pieces that came up.

So I searched Marsha Blackburn Purdue. This article came up in the Tennessean. The author? A local attorney, seemingly concerned about getting answers related to Marsha’s part in the “opioid crisis”. The date was July 2018.

And here’s the other article listed, where Blackburn explained her side previously. tennessean.com/story/opinion/…

Last article, where she bows to the pressure created by the 60 mins and WAPO hit pieces, created by expert witnesses, DEA, & law firms. 60 mins is well-known in the litigation realm as the place to drum up public outrage. Adolf would be impressed, y’all.
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Remember that first article I posted, that was written by the concerned TN attorney? You probably guessed that his law-firm had a huge $ interest in this. In fact, they’d just filed suit a few months earlier! Just amazing timing for that piece to come out.
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