Legionships were interrogated Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The ethics records that were issued before the session said that Mr. Kennedy intends to receive fees on cases with the Personal injury law company Wesnar Boom.
Mr. Kennedy referred customers to the company in cases demanding wounds from the Gardasil vaccine, a Merck product that aims to prevent cervical cancer that can occur due to the HPV, or HPV.
Mr. Kennedy took the extraordinary step of maintaining his share in suspended litigation, according to Ethics documents Presentation from his confirmation sessions. In his moral deposits, Mr. Kennedy said that he would finish the referral agreement with the law firm, but he will collect fees related to cases on continuous cases.
Financial arrangement has sparked sharp criticism from Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts. She pointed to Mr. Kennedy’s history in indicating that pharmaceutical companies and federal officials are driven by financial gains.
Mr. Kennedy was accused of feeding from doubt about vaccines. She referred to the financial session in litigation against the Merck vaccine maker – and his intention to adhere to it even if the organizational authority acquired the company as Minister of Health.
“Children may die,” said Mrs. Warren. “But Robert Kennedy can continue to spend.”
General records indicate that Mr. Kennedy received about 2.5 million dollars from his work with Wesnner Boom since 2022. Mr. Kennedy has obtained fees related to his work with the company on issues that claim harm from Roundup Herbs, according to the company. He also received fees in cases related to California’s fires.
R. Brent Weissner, the administrative partner of Wesnner Boom, in a statement on Wednesday: “All these cases claimed that any violations in companies caused harm to the life of the victims.”
Wisner Baum is currently a prosecutor in the Bellweether trial against Merck, which started this month in California, and other lawsuits are suspended in North Carolina.
The California trial included a claim that it has developed a heart rate syndrome in the positional position, or utensils, after obtaining the shot. Merck spokesman said the allegations have no advantage.
Mr. Kennedy will receive a possible amount of possible if Merck settled cases or if there is a ruling against the drug company in one of the expected experiences of the jury.
Ethics experts said that the arrangement of business would be a problem if Mr. Kennedy was confirmed as the country’s Minister of Health. He was supervising the Food and Drug Administration and other agencies that issue the main decisions of pharmaceutical companies, including Merck. Some have drug approvals, safety and financing actions for medical care and medicaid.
The arrangement, which the Times for the first time drew widespread attention. Caroline Kennedy, from I issued a harsh message He said Tuesday, which separates her fears about her cousin, that the deal showed that “he is ready to enrich himself by depriving him from reaching a vaccine that could prevent almost all forms of cervical cancer, which was safely given to millions of boys and girls.”
He also pledged to end the referral agreement with Morgan & Morgan, a large personal injuries company that is now suing major food companies, claiming that they are affected by people with highly treated foods.
