The manufacturer of a drug used in treating Parkinson’s disease is named in a class action suit alleging it causes compulsive gambling.

Now, before you throw a hissy fit over stupid, American, tort lawsuits, let me point out two things:

1. I agree that it’s stupid.
2. It’s Canadian.

The real story here, of course, is that the man claims that this drug causes obsessive compulsive behavior and that Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd., and Pfizer Inc. conspired to supress that information from him.

What the story doesn’t mention is that Boehringer Ingelheim and Pfizer are doing a pretty good job of keeping that information out where people can find out about it.

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