A Common Sense Ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that federal approval of a prescription drug does not provide a shield against lawsuits from injured patients.  It was a rejection of President Bush's policy to bar suits in state courts after federal approval of a drug by the Food and Drug Administration.  Justice was served in favor of common sense which represented both conservative and liberal justices vote.  The vote was 6-3.

 

Justice Stevens noted that congress passed laws regulating drugs for many years but lawmakers never bared consumers from suing drug makers for good reason.  The ruling lets stand a $7 Million jury judgement of a Vermont musician whose right arm had to be amputated after she was injected with an anti-nausea drug.

 

The Bush administration lawyers entered the case and asked the Supreme Court to side with Wyeth (the drug maker) and wanted the court to adopt the Bush policy as federal law.  Another one of the many examples of the President and his administration favor to big business.  This decision was an American decision by the Supreme Court.