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Oklahoma Supreme Court overturns historic opioid verdict against Johnson & Johnson

Headline from The Hill

Oklahoma's Supreme Court overturned a landmark ruling against drugmaker Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday, finding a lower court incorrectly applied the state's public nuisance law.

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  1. Omaha World-Herald

    Oklahoma court overturns $465M opioid ruling against J&J (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a $465 million opioid ruling against drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, finding that a lower court wrongly interpreted the state's

  2. Newsweek

    Oklahoma court overturns $465M J&J opioid settlement, says drugmaker didn't violate law (opens Newsweek)

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    "The court has allowed public nuisance claims to address discrete, localized problems, not policy problems," said the written opinion.

  3. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Oklahoma court overturns $465M opioid ruling against Johnson & Johnson (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a $465 million opioid ruling against drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, finding that a lower court wrongly interpreted the state's public nuisance law.

  4. Wyoming Public Media

    Oklahoma's Supreme Court tossed out a landmark $465 million opioid ruling (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    This ruling and a recent state court in California raise questions about thousands of opioid lawsuits filed against Big Pharma.

  5. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Oklahoma court overturns $465 mln opioid judgment against J&J (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a $465 million judgment against Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit by the state alleging the drugmaker fueled the opioid epidemic through the

  6. New York Times

    Oklahoma Supreme Court Throws Out $465 Million Opioid Ruling Against J.&J. (opens New York Times)

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    The 5-1 decision is a setback for those who are fighting to hold big drug makers accountable for the opioid epidemic.

  7. Washington Post

    Oklahoma Supreme Court overturns historic opioid ruling against J&J (opens Washington Post)

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    The 5-1 decision overturning the $465 million verdict issued in 2019 is a blow to the argument that the companies that marketed, sold and distributed opioids created a public nuisance.

  8. NBC News

    Johnson & Johnson's $465 million opioid penalty overturned by Oklahoma court (opens NBC News)

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    The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a $465 million judgment against Johnson & Johnson.

  9. Portland Press Herald

    Oklahoma court overturns $465 million opioid ruling against Johnson & Johnson (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    The Oklahoma Supreme Court weighed whether the company’s marketing and sale of opioids created a public nuisance.

  10. Sioux City Journal

    Oklahoma Supreme Court overturns $465 million opioid ruling against Johnson & Johnson (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Supreme Court overturns $465 million opioid ruling against Johnson & Johnson.

  11. STAT

    Oklahoma court overturns $465 million opioid verdict against J&J (opens STAT)

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    The Oklahoma Supreme Court overturned a $465 million judgment against Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit over its role in the opioid crisis.

  12. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Oklahoma Supreme Court reverses court decision to have Johnson & Johnson pay $465M to state for its role in opioid crisis (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    by Sonia Moghe, CNN Oklahoma Supreme Court justices have reversed a district court decision that ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $465 million to the state for its role in the opioid crisis. In the justices’ decision filed Tuesday, they wrote that the district court “erred” by holding Johnson & John…

  13. The Hill

    Oklahoma Supreme Court overturns historic opioid verdict against Johnson & Johnson (opens The Hill)

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    Oklahoma's Supreme Court overturned a landmark ruling against drugmaker Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday, finding a lower court incorrectly applied the state's public nuisance law.

  14. Washington Examiner

    Oklahoma Supreme Court reverses opioid verdict against J&J (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The Supreme Court of Oklahoma reversed a $465 million opioid ruling against drug manufacturer Johnson & Johnson, finding that a district court wrongly interpreted state law on public nuisances.

  15. Boston

    Oklahoma court overturns $465 million opioid ruling against J&J (opens Boston)

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    The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a $465 million opioid ruling against drugmaker Johnson & Johnson.

  16. The Week

  17. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    J&J opioid ruling tossed in Oklahoma (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a $465 million opioid ruling against drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, finding that a lower court wrongly interpreted the state's public nuisance law in the first case of its kind in the U.S. to go to trial.

  18. Tulsa World

    Opioid public nuisance ruling reversed by Oklahoma Supreme Court (opens Tulsa World)

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    The Oklahoma Supreme Court has overturned a $465 million verdict against drug maker Johnson & Johnson for its alleged role in the opioid epidemic.

  19. MedicalXpress

    US court overturns historic opioid ruling against drugmaker Johnson & Johnson (opens MedicalXpress)

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    The Oklahoma State Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a historic decision to fine US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson $465 million for its role in the opioid crisis.

  20. Towleroad Gay News

    Oklahoma Court Overturns $465 Million Opioid Judgment Against J&J (opens Towleroad Gay News)

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    By Nate Raymond

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