DOJ Closing Abbott Labs Case Spurs Wider Corporate Crime Retreat

(news.bloomberglaw.com)

74 points | by petethomas 3 hours ago ago

22 comments

  • josefritzishere 2 hours ago ago

    The administration seems to be pro-crime, which is very problematic.

    • vannevar an hour ago ago

      Given that the President is a convicted felon who maintains that what he did was fine, and that he has pardoned thousands of unrepentant criminals, and that the vast majority of his party enthusiastically endorsed all this, I would say "pro-crime" is an understatement.

      • Kapura an hour ago ago

        _strongly_ pro-crime

        • br0ceph an hour ago ago

          on a daily basis the current US president commits treason against the people of the united states, which im pretty sure even presidential immunity doesnt protect against. Just one of the shady dealings with foreign monarchies, laudering their bribes directly to the president thru billion dollar purchases of worthless crypto "assets" ala world liberty financial; should land the president and his entire family in capital punishment

    • hightrix 5 minutes ago ago

      This admin is pro-money. Anything and everything can be bought. Pardons, contracts, legal outcomes, you name it. Bribe trump and he'll do whatever you ask.

    • sandworm101 39 minutes ago ago

      Pro rich people crimes. They remain very much against poor people who break the law.

  • eunos 2 hours ago ago

    > criminal case against Abbott Laboratories over contaminated baby formula

    In Communist China they would be shot

    • ourmandave 18 minutes ago ago

      They also disappear you for selling books critical of the Party, so it's a two edged katana.

      Ex-HK bookseller Lam Wing-kee, detained by China in 2015, dies in Taiwan at 70

      https://www.npr.org/2026/07/03/g-s1-131904/ex-hk-bookseller-...

    • pavel_lishin an hour ago ago

      Hey, here in America, sometimes CEOs get shot as well.

      • Kapura an hour ago ago

        not by the state, however. important distinction.

        • morkalork an hour ago ago

          Now that justice by official channels is closed, one wonders if a grieving parent will seek it out by unofficial means

          • garyfirestorm 44 minutes ago ago

            Parents could file a class action? RICO? How is this any different from organized crime?

      • red-iron-pine 8 minutes ago ago

        rarely

      • JumpCrisscross 23 minutes ago ago

        > here in America, sometimes CEOs get shot as well

        No, they don't. The UnitedHealth dude who got shot had a CEO title, but Thompson was ultimately a middle manager.

        The actual CEO of UnitedHealth Group–the one who signs off on its financial statements and fields quarterly calls–and the billionaire owners were fine.

  • tracker1 16 minutes ago ago

    This is just more than a little fucked up... I think we've "limited" liability way too much in terms of corporations... it's the investors that are meant to be protected, executives and board members are not meant to be immune. And I do think in the worst cases, the death penalty should be on the table.

    edit: to be clear, IMO, corporate power is an expression of govt power, which should be minimized.