The u. S. Has struggled for years with an epidemic of opioid drug addiction now landmark trials underway that could hold drug maker johnson and johnson partly responsible well give you the details. Also on the show mergers and restructurings arent so easy when youre talking about french jobs just ask g. E. Which is looking to make cuts. And chinas government has lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty so how does it get the rest well look at one story. Welcome to your business im Stephen Beards in berlin good to have you with us Consumer Products giant johnson and johnson has begun defending itself in a landmark u. S. Trial that seeks to assign blame for the countrys Prescription Painkiller Epidemic the state of oklahoma accuses the firm of deceptively marketing Opioid Painkillers and understating their addictive potential it to other pharmaceutical companies
produce pharma and israels teva of already settled with Oklahoma The Trial is the 1st against a Drug Manufacturer in connecti
the u.s. has struggled for years with an epidemic of opioid drug addiction now landmark trials underway that could hold drug maker johnson and johnson partly responsible we ll give you the details. also on the show mergers and restructurings aren t so easy when you re talking about french jobs just ask g.e. which is looking to make cuts. and china s government has lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty so how does it get the rest we ll look at one story. welcome to your business i m stephen beard s in berlin good to have you with us consumer products giant johnson and johnson has begun defending itself in a landmark u.s. trial that seeks to assign blame for the country s prescription painkiller epidemic the state of oklahoma accuses the firm of deceptively marketing opioid painkillers and understating their addictive potential it to other pharmaceutical companies
stephen beard s in bilin good to have you with us consumer products giant johnson and johnson has begun defending itself in a landmark u.s. trial that seeks to assign blame for the country s prescription painkiller epidemic the state of oklahoma accuses the firm of deceptively marketing opioid painkillers and understating their addictive potential to other pharmaceutical companies produce pharma and israel s teva have already settled with oklahoma the trial is the 1st against a drug manufacturer in connection with the crisis and it s being watched by dozens of other states which have filed similar suits. there s now for more on this i m joined now by washington correspondent oversell it all or it could have you on the show 1st off one of the accusations against johnson and johnson and what does the company say. well the major accusation is that johnson and johnson has been for years now 3 producing and marketing highly addictive opioid substances and