Johnson & Johnson donates 10,000 goggles and $50M to fight coronavirus

[TexasTowelie]

Johnson & Johnson is one of several companies making donations to aid New Jersey’s battle against the coronavirus.

The New Brunswick-based pharmaceutical company pledged to donate 10,000 goggles for New Jersey’s healthcare workers.

“Those at the front lines are our colleagues, family members, customers and partners," said Michael Sneed, Johnson & Johnson’s Executive Vice President, Global Corporate Affairs & Chief Communication Officer. "So we join the millions around the world who put them front and center right now, to support them as they provide care amidst COVID-19.”

Johnson & Johnson also announced on Friday the company was donating $50 million to the immediate COVID-19 response, aimed at aiding healthcare workers on the frontline of containing the pandemic.

Read more: https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/03/johnson-johnson-donates-10000-goggles-and-50m-to-fight-coronavirus.html

[Sherman A1]

1. Very Good

[LunaSea]

2. Less than one fifth of what they spent on lawyers last quarter.

And last year was down from the 1.29 billion they spent on them the previous year.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/22/johnson-johnson-jnj-earnings-q4-2019.html
Perhaps a 20 billion-plus company could do better.

[jimfields33]

3. They don't have to do anything

I hope this is the beginning.

[still_one]

4. exactly.

[TexasTowelie]

5. Juries are awarding eight and nine figure dollar amounts in tort cases across the nation.

They certainly have the right to defend themselves against such claims and that does include hiring attorneys to represent them.

Attempting to characterize corporations as evil has become a weak argument.