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Johnson & Johnson sues researchers who linked talc to cancer (www.reuters.com)

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[–] Meltbox@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You don’t have to have merit to file a lawsuit. You can try to intimidate or bleed a defendant out.

But this is also how you end up with stuff blowing up in your face spectacularly.

[–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My favourite example of this is when McDonalds sued Irish burger chain SuperMac's for trademark infringement, only to lose their entire trademark for Big Mac's across all of Europe.