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Treatment and different medicines, but its about how often theyre used and what they are told to doctors from these companies. now, you used a very interesting legal theory here. nuisance. when people think nuisance law, you know, for the uninitiated, non-lawyers here. theyre thinking, your dog is too law. you know, what you did with your fence. how you play your music. you know, youre bothering my peaceful enjoyment of my property. how does this involve nuisance? >> well, thanks, chris. we appr...

On. that doesnt make sense. but were reading it with the glasses now of 2019 with what we know -- >> about the long history. tell me about the public nuisance law which was the basis here and an unusual basis to hold the company responsible. >> the public nuisance law is when the dog barks and im your neighbor and you can say stop your dang dog from barking. if the company is dropping water, dropping public water, you know, something in your land use, that kind of stuff even the dog barking and ...

Brainwashing physicians, using pseudo science and trumped up studies, and then they go even further to push back against doctors who were seeing addiction, calling it pseudo addiction, and telling them to prescribe more. they knew damned good and well what they were doing to americans and oklahomans. they just couldnt afford to stop. >> right. and you didnt argue in the case, very interesting and important to note this, brad beckworth, counselor, thank you for being with us as well. hey, we dont...

In terms of population, so when you look at all of the other states that have sued, all of the other localities that have sued, youre talking about billions and billions of dollars that likely are going to be found that the pharmaceutical companies will have to pay. >> cnns alexandra field has more from the courthouse in norman, oklahoma. >> reporter: dave, christine, this is, indeed, an historic ruling. oklahoma is the first state to bring to trial a pharmaceutical company alleging that johns j...

Mothers and fathers if your child is injured in sporting event, for example, and they start taking a deadly opioid, that theyre not going to get addicted when its just a lie, and robs that child and that family of the life of their son or daughter, nothing could offend decency more than that. statements about property -- go ahead, sorry. >> i was going to say, you mentioned yourself that the public nuisance law in oklahoma is slightly different than most other states. do you see this case as the...

Time." let me ask you this. johnson & johnson says that their product is government approved and fda regulated, so why, then, are they being charged and forced to pay a fine over it? >> well, there two answers to that. the answer, in fact, is because the judge found in oklahoma they violated the state nuisance law. and theres a very interesting reckoning of it. obviously, the judge accepted the attorney general, the states case that nuisance law doesnt have to be in the confines of messing with ...

State $572 billion that will go towards programs to prevent and treat opioid addiction. he affirmed the states position that johnson and johnson has created a public nuisance through its misleading marketing on two drugs costing millions of dollars and costing millions of lives. one man who lost his son said the ruling is about long sought accountability. in is this is a case that will be studied throughout the country. this fall there will be a federal trial involving a couple of,000 claims fro...

Confines of messing with our property. my dog messing around in your garden, creating a nuisance, of trespass, and one way or another, that this can qualify, too, because its affecting peoples enjoyment of life. the other reason is, if you read the facts here in the findings, how they sold and marketed the drugs in convincing doctors that what they think is addiction really isnt and they need to prescribe more in those cases, not less. and its really a solicitation, its really a fraud, but those...

Cars and sent messages to homes via computers. by this standard, cell manufacturers could be liable for damages caused by distracted drivers. how do you respond to that? theyre basically saying if this violates the public nuisance law, then any product manufacturer or distributor could violate the public nuisance law. >> well, public nuisance law in oklahoma is different than in most states. judge balkman is an oklahoma lawyer. he was a legislator here, and hes been involved in this case for mor...

Towards programs to prevent and treat opioid addiction. he affirmed the states position that johnson & johnson has created a public nuisance through its misleading marketing of two drugs costing the state billions of dollars and devastating thousands of lives. one oklahoma man who testified during the eight-week trial about the loss of his son to an opioid overdose says the ruling is about long sought accountability. this is a case that will be studied throughout the country. there are dozens of...