It’s basically the case that there are no effective punishments for corporate entities. The argument has been made elsewhere for a corporate ‘death penalty’, an actual destruction of value, brand and IP and wholesale confiscation of assets. Obviously implementation would be an issue, but imagine if there was even a possibility J&J could be sentenced to ‘corp-death’ for its role in the opioid crisis. The share price wouldn’t be going up, that’s for sure.
Otherwise I think we’ll just keep being surprised by corporate amorality, over and over again.
Otherwise I think we’ll just keep being surprised by corporate amorality, over and over again.