A sordid past:
“Johnson & Johnson to Pay More Than $2.2 Billion to Resolve Criminal and Civil Investigations”
Allegations Include Off-label Marketing and Kickbacks to Doctors and Pharmacists
“WASHINGTON - Global health care giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and its subsidiaries will pay more than $2.2 billion to resolve criminal and civil liability arising from allegations relating to the prescription drugs Risperdal, Invega and Natrecor, including promotion for uses not approved as safe and effective by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and payment of kickbacks to physicians and to the nation's largest long-term care pharmacy provider. The global resolution is one of the largest health care fraud settlements in U.S. history, including criminal fines and forfeiture totaling $485 million and civil settlements with the federal government and states totaling $1.72 billion...”
“Johnson & Johnson Fraud Lawsuit Filed Over Asbestos in Baby Powder”
https://www.baumhedlundlaw.com/blog/2018/february/johnson-johnson-fraud-lawsuit-filed-over-asbesto/
4/5/21
“246 vaccinated residents diagnosed with COVID; 3 dead, Michigan reports”