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Red Cross roughs up J&J in legal tussle As if Johnson & Johnson needed more PR headaches over its ill-conceived lawsuit against the American Red Cross, the latter has now filed a bruising response that turns the tables on J&J. For an outfit dedicated to giving aid and comfort, the Red Cross sure knows how to dish out a beating. The R.C. accuses the drug company of improperly using the Red Cross emblem (ouch!). It gleefully points out that J&J is a “for-profit pharmaceutical company” (oof!) and that its lawsuit “is wrong on the facts and on the law” (auggh!). It goes on: “Clara Barton, founder of the Red Cross, registered the trademark nine years before J&J did” (owee-owee!). The group also mentions its emergency volunteers, blood drives and tireless efforts to save lives (yeeeoooowch!). J&J’s legal team—and its spin doctors—will be reaching for the Tylenol and the Band-Aids. —Posted by David Gianatasio

September 21, 2007 | Permalink

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Ahhhhhhhhhhahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha Tylenol sucks!

Posted by: J-Broccoli | Sep 21, 2007 2:55:01 PM

Johnson & Johnson threatened to Kill me, sending someone to list the ways that J&J could have me killed and make it look like an accident or a suicide if i tried to sue J&J for keeping FlossRings off the market for over a decade. J&J is more than just a bully they are a criminal organization with a body count that continues to grow. (Google Ortho Evra / Ethicon Suture Victim / Panacryl etc) So it doesn't surprise that they would sue the Red Cross but by doing so they have finally described themselves more accurately than I could ever have. They should be boycotted until they need relief from the Red Cross and should have their corporate charter revoked.

Sincerely,
Sean Dix
The FlossRing Company
www.FlossRings.com

Posted by: Sean Dix | Sep 22, 2007 8:38:54 AM

And they should admit that FlossRings are awesome!

Posted by: David | Sep 24, 2007 2:34:54 AM

Another Red Cross note. They are a client locally for us and for years had a huge fundraiser called the MASH Bash. It is now the The Bash after threats from Hollywood were hurled at them over the usage of MASH. What's wrong with having your name attached to an internationally recognized non-profit group? Is the MASH Bash really a threat to a show whose last episode aired in 1983?

Posted by: John | Sep 25, 2007 11:28:30 AM

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