Johnson & Johnson

The overprescription of opioid pain medications such as these oxycodone pills has been blamed for an addiction epidemic in the U.S. — and has spurred a flurry of activity in American courts.

Your Guide To The Massive (And Massively Complex) Opioid Litigation

5:58pm October 15, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

The largest-ever federal action related to the U.S. opioid crisis is on the cusp of its first trial next week — and it's complicated. So here's a brief(ish) explainer breaking it all down.

Akron fire medic Paul Drouhard shows a box containing naloxone hydrochloride, a drug carried in all their department emergency response vehicles to treat opioid overdose patients.

In Opioid Settlement, Johnson & Johnson Agrees To Pay Ohio Counties $20 Million

10:00am October 02, 2019

by Scott Neuman

The agreement removes the drugmaker from the list of defendants in an upcoming federal opioid trial and follows an August settlement in Oklahoma in which it agreed to pay $572 million.

State's attorney Brad Beckworth lays out one of his closing arguments in Oklahoma's case against drugmaker Johnson & Johnson at the Cleveland County Courthouse in Norman, Okla. in July. The judge in the case ruled Monday that J&J must pay $572 million to

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Oklahoma Wanted $17 Billion To Fight Its Opioid Crisis: What's The Real Cost?

8:18pm August 26, 2019

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

The $572 million judgment against Johnson & Johnson will cover one year of addiction treatment and prevention the judge says. But health economists predict it will take decades to abate the problem.

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Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter begins closing statements during the opioid trial at the Cleveland County Courthouse in Norman, Okla., on Monday, July 15. It's the first public trial to emerge from roughly 2,000 U.S. lawsuits aimed at holding drugma

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Pain Meds As Public Nuisance? Oklahoma Tests A Legal Strategy For Opioid Addiction

5:55pm July 16, 2019

by Jackie Fortier

The first civil trial against an opioid manufacturer, Johnson & Johnson, has ended in Oklahoma. The verdict could affect lawsuits filed by other local and state governments coping with addiction.

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Johnson & Johnson faces multiple lawsuits, including one over the opioid epidemic. A reputation for corporate responsibility, dating back to the Tylenol scandal, offers a measure of protection, but no guarantee, analysts say.

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Johnson & Johnson, Under Fire, Has Track Record Of Weathering Trouble

11:26am June 03, 2019

by Scott Horsley

The health care giant faces multiple lawsuits, including one over opioids. A reputation for corporate responsibility, dating back to the Tylenol scandal, offers some protection but no guarantee.

Infants' Tylenol comes with a dosing syringe, while Children's Tylenol has a plastic cup. Both contain the same concentration of the active ingredient, acetaminophen.

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Tylenol For Infants And Children Is The Same. Why Does 1 Cost 3 Times More?

1:20pm May 27, 2019

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

Infants' Tylenol is the same strength as Children's Tylenol. Turns out, the price difference has to do with packaging and safety features.

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In this file photo, Johnson's baby powder is squeezed from its container.

Johnson & Johnson Hit With $29 Million Verdict In Mesothelioma Case

1:23pm March 14, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The woman said she used J&J talc-based products in the 1960s and '70s and later developed mesothelioma. The pharmaceutical company says its product is safe and plans to appeal.

According to MarketWatch, Johnson & Johnson "has been fighting more than 9,000 talcum-powder lawsuits with mixed success. It says its signature powder has always been safe and asbestos-free."

Jury Awards $4.7 Billion To Women In Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Suit

10:47am July 13, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The verdict, reportedly the largest ever in such a case, was awarded to 22 women and their families who claim asbestos in the powder contributed to their ovarian cancer. The company plans an appeal.

A California jury awarded a woman $417 million in a case against Johnson & Johnson. The woman claimed that her use of Johnson's Baby Powder led to terminal ovarian cancer. Scientists disagree on how strong a link there is between talc and ovarian cancer.

Does Baby Powder Cause Cancer? A Jury Says Yes. Scientists Aren't So Sure

6:49pm August 22, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

Scientists have found an association between talc and ovarian cancer, but they don't agree on exactly what that means.

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Purdue Pharma, which makes OxyContin, defended its efforts to combat opioid abuse after it was named in the Ohio suit.

Ohio Sues 5 Major Drug Companies For 'Fueling Opioid Epidemic'

8:18pm May 31, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The state's attorney general filed the lawsuit Wednesday, alleging fraudulent marketing. "They knew they were wrong," Mike DeWine says, "but they did it anyway — and they continue to do it."