Oklahoma judge orders Johnson & Johnson to pay $572M in opioid suit
Opioid Crisis,Big Pharma,Pharmaceuticals,Johnson & Johnson,Drugs,Prescription Drugs,Public Health
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An Oklahoma judge ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay in excess of $572 million as part of a lawsuit about the spread of the opioid epidemic in the state.
The settlement order is a landmark decision, coming months after a different pharmaceutical company was ordered to pay $270 million for their role in the crisis.
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