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Action in history. trying to hold drugmakers and distributors liable for the opioid catastrophe that's killed more than 400,000 americans. for its part, purdue pharma stands accused of helping start the crisis by aggressively marketing oxycontin as safe when they knew it was highly addictive and already being abused. because of that, purdue pharma was undoubtedly watching very closely yesterday when a different pharmaceutical company, johnson & johnson, was held responsible by a judge in oklahoma for johnson & johnson's role in fueling the opioid epidemic in that state. johnson & johnson was o...

Less than two months from today, october 21st, purdue, the company behind the highly addictive pain killer oxycontin is going to be due in court. purdue is one of a bunch of pharmaceutical companies facing down more than 2,000 lawsuits from cities and counties all over the country. bundled together in federal court in ohio as what is basically the largest civil action in history. trying to hold drugmakers and distributors liable for the opioid catastrophe that's killed more than 400,000 americans. for its part, purdue pharma stands accused of helping start the crisis by aggressively marketing ...

Lives, this is a ruling that will be appealed by the company, but their shareholders were delighted today. the state of oklahoma had asked for more than $17 billion from johnson and johnson to cover the full cost of the injuries to the state of oklahoma and the citizens that has been caused by the opioid epidemic that has been, in part, fueled by johnson & johnson which in the state case called the king pen of the opioid drug trade. this was a landmark decision today. this is the first trial verdict to hold a pharmaceutical company culpable for the opioid catastrophe in this country. i know yo...

Holding johnson & johnson accountable for its role in fueling the american opioid epidemic that has claimed more than 400,000 american lives, this is a ruling that will be appealed by the company, but their shareholders were delighted today. the state of oklahoma had asked for more than $17 billion from johnson & johnson to cover the full cost of the injury to the state of hooklahoma and its citizens that has been caused by the opioid epidemic in part fueled by johnson & johnson which the state in their case called a kingpin of the opioid drug trade. this was a landmark decision today. this is...