Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $572 Million in Oklahoma Opioid Case

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Breaking: Johnson & Johnson must pay $572 million for its role in the opioid-addiction crisis in Oklahoma, a judge ruled

Johnson & Johnson must pay $572 million for contributing to an opioid-addiction crisis in Oklahoma, a judge there ruled Monday in a closely watched trial.

The verdict comes in the first case to go to trial of more than 2,000 brought by state and local municipalities nationwide seeking to hold the pharmaceutical industry accountable for widespread opioid abuse.

 

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Looks like they stepped on their Johnson and Johnson....

Who is going to jail? No one?

So now that specific bad guys have been identified and punished, I take it that there will never ever be another instance of opioid abuse... ever again. BadJudgment OpioidAbuse VictimsAndVillains PersonalResponsibility

Let's not forget the U.S. Ambassador to the UK is a family member of Johnson and Johnson

SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE

Where is Moscow Mich and the vulture capitalist? 😐

This is going to be wrapped up in appeals courts for years

aliasvaughn What about Massachusetts It's everywhere America I haven't bought a single thing from Johnson and Johnson ~ and no plans on it in the future either. JNJCares JNJNews CorporateGreed BeGone

Wonder how they came up with a precise figure of $572M?

Ooooo, dents.

The corruption continues

They wont feel it. Their liability insurance is in the one percent numbers....

So 286 million each Johnson...

The appeals will now be filed!

Anyone else find it not to be a coincidence that the President of the United States was shilling for Johnson & Johnson during a press avail last week? When asked what he was doing about veteran suicides, his answer was to praise Johnson & Johnson about five times in a row. 🤨

- Well that missing pocket change will teach them a lesson!

and $JNJ is up nearly 5% already.

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