{"id":6971,"date":"2023-10-18T17:55:26","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T21:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/irwin\/?p=6971"},"modified":"2023-10-18T17:56:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T21:56:13","slug":"loophole-for-faulty-drug-manufacturers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/irwin\/2023\/10\/18\/loophole-for-faulty-drug-manufacturers\/","title":{"rendered":"Bipartisan Senate Acts to\u00a0Finally\u00a0Close One-in-the-Nation Immunity Loophole for Faulty Drug Manufacturers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">Senate passes Irwin bill to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">eliminate<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0drug industry immunity, restore justice for victims and families<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">LANSING, Mich. (Oct. 1<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">8<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">, 2023) \u2014 Today, the Michigan Senate<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">voted<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">30<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">&#8211;<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">8<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">to<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">overwhelmingly<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">pass Senate Bill<\/span><span 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x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0sponsored by Sen.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">Jeff Irwin<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0(D-<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">Ann Arbor<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">)<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0to rescind Michigan\u2019s law that limits drug manufacturers\u2019 liability for<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">medicine<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0that ha<\/span><span 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x_ContentPasted0\">estoring accountability for drug companies<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0has been a goal of mine throughout my time in the Legislature,<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u201d said Sen.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">Irwin<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">. \u201c<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">By repealing our state\u2019s immunity law for the drug industry, SB 410 will r<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">estore accountability\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">to drug manufacturers\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">vital\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">access to justice for\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">our<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0state and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">its people.<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><br \/><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">Michigan currently is the only state with a law on the books that offers drug manufacturers b<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">road immunity<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0for product liability as long as the drug has been approved by the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">f<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">ederal Food and Drug Administration.<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">This law has shielded big pharmaceutical companies and hampered Michiganders<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun 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Some of the litigation against pharmaceutical companies has resulted in significant amounts of restitution for residents of other states.<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><br \/><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">In 2011, Attorney General Mike Cox\u2019s lawsuit against Merck for $20.0 million was dismissed under the immunity protection. In 2020, a Circuit Court dismissed A<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">t<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">t<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">orney\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">G<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">eneral<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0Dana\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">Nessel\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0claims of negligence and public nuisance against opioid distributors, also under the immunity protection. Likewise, local governments, who previously failed in opioid-related lawsuits, would have a clearer path toward compensation by litigation. In 2020, claims made by Monroe County of negligence, public nuisance, unjust enrichment, fraud, and civil conspiracy related to the fraudulent marketing of opioids were dismissed as products liability actions under the immunity protection.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><br \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">Michigan Democrats<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">have been\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">fighting for consumers and the repeal of\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">drug industry immunity in the three decades since<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW88498736 x_BCX8 x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0it was signed by Gov. 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