Greedy Trial Lawyer
The Heartless Jerks At Johnson & Johnson
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As a greedy trial lawyer it often becomes my duty to defend another greedy professional or company. Today, I had to consider defending Johnson & Johnson because of the following post at IPThoughts.
Every once in a while you see the type of lawsuit that makes you wonder if the client has turned over its thinking ability to its lawyers. That was the case recently when Johnson & Johnson filed a lawsuit against the American Red Cross for trademark infringement. Johnson & Johnson, which owns the trademark registration for the red cross symbol for a variety of goods, asserts that the American Red Cross has crossed the line by licensing third parties to sell emergency preparedness kits and wound dressing kits under the AMERICAN RED CROSS name and red cross symbol.Johnson & Johnson may have a legally valid point. The more important question - does the lawsuit make business sense? While the American Red Cross has not been immune to criticism, suing a high profile charity that is generally well respected is not likely to be listed among the smartest PR moves of 2007. There is nothing like spending millions on public relations, only to have your legal department make you look like a bunch of heartless greedy jerks.
Posted by Rand Bateman
After two minutes of thought, I easily concluded Johnson & Johnson probably is the home of a rather large number of heartless jerks. I readily accept greed as a character trait, but I would not even share a cab with a heartless jerk, especially one who would sue the American Red Cross.
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