Michigan Votes Forum

Introduced in the Senate on January 24, 2007

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In early January a radio news broadcast mentioned that this issue was one of the top two issues the new House of Representatives would be pushing for. At the time, it occurred to me how foolish this was, especially considering the current economic conditions in Michigan and the Governors push for "high tech" jobs like...medical and pharmaceutical research. It may be a coincidence that shortly after this bill was introduced Pfizer announced cuts of over 2,500 "high tech" jobs in Michigan. However, one cannot help but think that the powers that be at Pfizer considered the increasingly hostile climate in Michigan, including this bill, when they decided where to make cuts.

If what you say is true, and Pfizer left Michigan because of this law being submitted for passage, then where would Pfizer go? Michigan is the only state that has a law on the books that says the citizens of Michigan have no recourse against a Drug company. All other states have the right to recouse against any Drug company.

As a person suffering from the side effects of a medication that were so well hidden even a specialist in neurology didnt know about them, this law is ridiculious and i sure hope none of you are ever in my shoes. Wondering how your family is going to survive after u are permantly disabled or worse dead. This law was striclty written to protect Upjohn and passed by the legislators would benffited from them. And look what good it did. Yhey were bought out and still left the state.