“Robert F. Kennedy Jr. mentioned he would quit his monetary curiosity in vaccine lawsuits—a doubtlessly profitable association that drew rebukes at his affirmation hearings for his nomination as secretary of well being and human companies,” the Wall Road Journal studies.
“Authorized specialists mentioned the transfer isn’t sufficient.”
“Kennedy has obtained greater than $2 million for referring a spread of authorized circumstances to a plaintiffs legislation agency. He had deliberate if confirmed to maintain getting such charges from a tranche of litigation towards the pharmaceutical firm Merck and its Gardasil cervical most cancers vaccine. He reversed course on the finish of final week, saying he plans to switch the stake within the personal-injury lawsuits to one in all his sons.”
“The association nonetheless presents a battle of curiosity as a result of he may, as secretary, sway coverage for his household’s monetary acquire, in response to authorized specialists. As an illustration, Kennedy may make official statements as secretary that query vaccine security, swaying jurors within the litigation.”
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