Murderers: Zoloft, Accutane Made Me Do It
June 30, 2009 at 6:03 pm EST | Tags: Drugs, Legal
The world is getting crazier as we speak. In case you haven’t heard, there are two news stories floating around regarding two convicted murderers blaming drugmakers for their actions.
The first is Randall Robbins II, a convicted murderer who strangled the teenage mother of his child. Robbins is suing Pfizer, alleging that the Zoloft he was on led him to try to commit suicide and then take his girlfriend’s life.
In his suit, Robbins says Pfizer failed to warn him of the side effects of Zoloft.
Robbins is specifically seeking $2 million each from Pfizer and his doctor for emotional distress and physical pain suffered. He also wants $1 million from each of them for each year he’s spent incarcerated and away from his family.
The second case is regarding John Mullarkey. Mullarkey, who stabbed his ex-girlfriend Demi Cuccia 16 times on Aug. 15, 2007, then slit his own throat in a suicide attempt, and his attorney, say that Mullarkey “acted out of passion and a diminished capacity linked to the acne drug Accutane.”
Accutane, made by Roche, was pulled from the market last week, due to concerns, and lawsuits, that the drug caused inflammatory bowel disease and had links to birth defects and depression.
According to Philly.com:
But Judge Jeffrey Manning said the trial was not tainted because the company’s decision had nothing to do with the defense’s claims that Accutane affected Mullarkey.
Stewart said he would appeal, citing in part the judge’s refusal to grant the mistrial.
“Hoffmann-La Roche pulled this drug and they say it was for economic reasons,” he said. “Of course, that’s what they’re going to say.”
Allegheny County Deputy District Attorney Mark Tranquilli rejected claims that the drug had anything to do with the case. He said premeditation can be formed in an instant, let alone over the course of stabbing someone 16 times.
IguanaBio feels sorry for anyone adversely affected by Accutane, but killing someone and stabbing them 16 times????!!! Sorry bro, no sympathy here…
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“………….and then take his girlfriend’s life.” He “took” her life? Like I take my laundry to the cleaners? Like I take my lunch to work? No, he MURDERED her. There is a difference.