Oklahoma faces off in court against Johnson & Johnson in the first major case against an opioid maker to go to trial.
Oklahoma faces off in court against Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday, marking the first major case against an opioid maker to go to trial.
The other defendants in the suit have settled with the state, including Israeli-based Teva Pharmaceuticals, which agreed to pay $85 million on Sunday and OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, which settled for $270 million in March. On Sunday, Hunter said the Teva settlement was a testament to the state’s legal team’s"countless hours and resources preparing for this trial and their dedication and resolve to hold the defendants in this case accountable for the ongoing opioid overdose and addiction epidemic that continues to claim thousands of lives each year."
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