Wrongful death suits are so prevalent and suggestible that when they go to jury they could convict a ham sandwich of choking someone. Even with a patient's consent if it results in death the family can make "were they in a competent state of mind?" legal noises which are insulting to the deceased but financially lucrative to the survivors. There are more lawyers chasing hearses than ambulances.

Gilead has a stable of legal counsel prepared to defend remdesivir treatments that end in tragedy, you just know they'd be just as happy to help prosecute doctors who prescribe hydroxychloroquine.

Wrongful death suits are so prevalent and suggestible that when they go to jury they could convict a ham sandwich of choking someone. Even with a patient's consent if it results in death the family can make "were they in a competent state of mind?" legal noises which are insulting to the deceased but financially lucrative to the survivors. There are more lawyers chasing hearses than ambulances.