Oklahoma judge orders Johnson & Johnson to pay $572M in opioid suit

Posted on AllSides August 26th, 2019
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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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