Hope the drug helps too.

I also notice that Fred Baron and I were born the same year.

Life isn’t just short, it’s quick. And it gets even quicker as you get older. Years go by faster.

So many simple lessons pile up. Make the most of your time here. Don’t get pissed at trivia. Be kind. Try to leave the place better than you found it.

As Shelly points out via Robertson’s statement, consequences were considered. My understanding is these considerations were required by corporate law under fiduciary duty.

The duty requires behavior that leads to shareholders to make money, priority one.

Thus, in this case, money is more important than human life.

The FDA option is probably best characterized as a kludge, for what I offer is a dysfunctional system.

Thank goodness it was available for the patient’s sake.

Related – Zeitgeist: Addendum

James Robertson, the company stated the reason was that if Andrew’s father had an adverse reaction, other doctors would be unwilling to try the drug, and other cancer patients in the formal study would be unwilling to participate.

Nothing to do with tort law. Turn off the political spigot for one moment.

I hope the drug helps.

In the meantime, yes – I hope he and his father get what they need. Just don’t forget why it’s a problem.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/101508dnmetbaron.1162ada84.html

I’ll get Doug up to call now. It’s a last ditch effort, it’s no skin off Mullen’s nose. If he says yes he’s a hero— no, he becomes another arogant CEO.