As sanction for their part in the over-prescription of opioid based pain medication over the last twenty years or so, the pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $572 million in a landmark trial. This is the result of the first case brought against Johnson & Johnson following legal action by the …
Read more Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay Huge Settlement in Oklahoma
The giant pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson will have to answer an Oklahoma lawsuit claiming that they were a main driver behind the US’s current opioid epidemic a judge has decided. The company had claimed that there was insufficient evidence for the trial to proceed, but that claim has been dismissed. On July 6, Judge …
Read more Johnson & Johnson’s Request to Throw Out Opioid Lawsuit Denied
Across the United States, lawmakers and politicians are looking at possible ways of tackling the current opioid crisis. The state of Oklahoma has decided to take some matters to court and are pursuing legal claims against world-renowned pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson (J&J) for their part in the manufacturing of morphine and OxyContin. Oklahoma is …