"But I saw many class actions and mass torts that seemed designed only to transfer money from pharmaceutical and medical device companies to plaintiffs' lawyers. Whether a drug or device actually harmed anyone was beside the point; anyone who was actually hurt could file their own individual lawsuit. The class actions and mass torts picked up the stragglers, whose situations didn't merit filing a case - people who overpaid for an allegedly dangerous drug"
"Many of my fellow mass tort defense lawyers were hardcore Republicans. Although generalities can be misleading, there was a widespread perception in the defense bar that Democrats appointed pro-regulatory folks to the FDA. Democratic regulatory appointees were extraordinarily tough on drug companies. Democrats also appointed many judges who didn't like to grant summary judgment in cases in which thousands of people sued the manufacturer of some drug or device:"
A two-decade career defending pharmaceutical and medical device mass torts produced a professional bias against the plaintiffs' bar. Class actions and mass torts often appeared aimed at transferring money to plaintiffs' lawyers rather than addressing actual physical harm. Many claimants included overpaying consumers, people fearing future injury, or those unaware they had a claim but enticed by advertisements. A widespread perception in the defense bar held that Democratic appointees to the FDA were more pro-regulation and that Democratic-appointed judges were reluctant to grant summary judgment in large-scale suits, driving political preferences among defense lawyers.
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