RFK Jr. says he'll keep making money on anti-vaccine lawsuits while in office

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he will continue earning money from lawsuits once he is confirmed to run the Department of Health and Human Services, so long as the lawsuits don’t directly involve the United States or the federal government’s interests.

The longtime environmental lawyer turned politician wrote in an ethics agreement that he would keep receiving fees under a previous consulting agreement with WisnerBaum, a law firm that has an ongoing case against prescription drug maker Merck over the Gardasil vaccine.

Kennedy does not directly represent plaintiffs in the firm's cases but receives fees for referring cases. Kennedy played a key role in creating the mass lawsuit against Merck over the Gardasil vaccine from plaintiffs who allege it had severe side effects, according to Reuters. WisnerBaum is now one of the lead lawyers, according to its website.

“I am entitled to receive 10% of fees awarded in contingency fee cases referred to the firm,” Kennedy wrote in the ethics agreement. “I am not trying these cases, I am not an attorney of record for the cases, and I will not provide representational services in connection with the cases during my appointment to the position of secretary.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/rfk-jr-says-ll-keep-191343350.html

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