Therefore, approving the Purdue Pharma agreement, in this specific case, may have the immediate consequence of compensating the victims, but may have the indirect consequences of maintaining a perverse system of incentives, through which companies feel free to commit crimes, as they know that they will always have the option of reaching an agreement, at which point they will normally have privileged positions and great bargaining power to negotiate solutions that are “amenable” and that do not significantly compromise the personal fortune of the controllers.
All of these debates were present, in some way, in the hearing held sweden bulk sms service at the US Supreme Court on the 4th, with several of these concerns being expressed by some Justices . It remains to be seen what the court's final decision will be.
One thing is certain: the decision will transcend the specific case. Much more than a verdict on the agreement's compatibility with bankruptcy law, what is at stake is the validity of a system of signals and incentives that reinforces wild capitalism and corporate delinquency, as well as granting special protections to the richest and most powerful.
Conflict between justice and compensation
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