In 1982, Johnson & Johnson faced a crisis when seven people…
In 1982, Johnson & Johnson faced a crisis when seven people died after taking Tylenol capsules laced with potassium cyanide in the Chicago area. The company responded by issuing a nationwide recall of approximately 31 million bottles of Tylenol that was valued around $100 million (about $325 million today), despite the deaths occurring only in one region of the country.Analyze this decision through two different ethical perspectives to determine whether it was the right thing to do. Choose from utilitarianism, deontological ethics, Rawlsian justice, and the Front Page test.
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