Johnson & Johnson fined record ruling for its part in Oklahoma’s ‘opioid crisis’

The state’s Attorney General said the firm had built its billion dollar brand on the back of “greed” and “suffering of innocent people”

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An Oklahoma judge has ordered Johnson & Johnson (J&J) to pay US$572m (£468m) for its role in the state’s opioid crisis.

After seven weeks, judge Thad Balkman determined the personal care giant and drug supplier ran a “false,

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