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  • J&J Fights Back Over Okla.'s Move On State’s Opioid Crisis J&J Fights Back Over Okla.'s Move On State’s Opioid Crisis
    12/20/2021 - 11:03
    On Tuesday, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) asked the Oklahoma state court judge to limit the payouts concerning the state's opioid crisis for one year.Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt, along with state’s two senior legislators, filed a…
  • J&J Fueled Okla. Opioid Crisis: Drugmaker To Pay $572M J&J Fueled Okla. Opioid Crisis: Drugmaker To Pay $572M
    12/21/2021 - 09:25
    Cleveland County District Judge Thad Balkman ordered drugmaker Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and its subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. to pay $572 million after finding that the consumer products giant fueled the state's opioid…
  • Opioid Crisis: Part Of Insys Conviction Overturned Opioid Crisis: Part Of Insys Conviction Overturned
    12/20/2021 - 09:29
    The U.S. District Court Judge Allison Burroughs in Boston has overturned parts of racketeering conviction against Insys Therapeutics founder and former sales executives, stating the prosecutors failed to prove that the manufacturer violated…
  • Opioid Lawsuit: MDL Judge Maps Out New Trials Opioid Lawsuit: MDL Judge Maps Out New Trials
    12/20/2021 - 10:33
    On Tuesday, the Ohio federal judge Dan Aaron Polster, guiding multidistrict opioid litigation, targeted several cases as good candidates for future bellwether trials.According to a five-page order published, Judge Polster said that he would…
  • W.Va. Opioid Trial Postponed To 2021 Amidst COVID-19 Crisis W.Va. Opioid Trial Postponed To 2021 Amidst COVID-19 Crisis
    12/10/2021 - 13:50
    A federal judge of West Virginia has rescheduled the trial of the nation's largest drug distributors over their role in the opioid epidemic. The trial, originally scheduled for October 19, will now begin on January 4, 2021, as per the two-…
  • Florida Agrees Two Opioid Settlements Totaling $360M Florida Agrees Two Opioid Settlements Totaling $360M
    03/03/2022 - 08:15
    Florida enters into two opioid settlement agreements with Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and Endo Health Solutions, summing up the settlement amount to $360 million.J&J and Endo Health Solutions will pay nearly $300 million and $65…
  • Dallas County Receiving $40M As A Part Of Opioid Settlement Dallas County Receiving $40M As A Part Of Opioid Settlement
    09/08/2023 - 22:41
    From the initial payout of a federal settlement to treat and prevent opioid addiction, Dallas County got millions of dollars.In response to the epidemic of drug misuse, pharma manufacturers and distributors agreed to pay billions. Dallas…
  • 18M To New Hanover County In National Opioid Settlement 18M To New Hanover County In National Opioid Settlement
    03/03/2022 - 13:59
    New Hanover County was the first North Carolina County that sued major pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors over their roles in fueling the nationwide opioid crisis.The overdose rate in this county is 39.7 per 100,000 residents,…
  • Mallinckrodt To Pay $1.6B Over Opioid Claims Mallinckrodt To Pay $1.6B Over Opioid Claims
    12/17/2021 - 11:06
    One of the largest opioid distributors, Mallinckrodt, has agreed to pay  $1.6 billion as a settlement for the thousands of lawsuits faced by it over the opioid crisis.As per the proposed agreement, plaintiffs would receive warrants for 20…
  • NJ To Receive $5M In Opioid Bribery Lawsuit NJ To Receive $5M In Opioid Bribery Lawsuit
    12/10/2021 - 08:03
    On Thursday, the New Jersey attorney general said that Insys Therapeutics founder has agreed to pay $5 million to the state to resolve a lawsuit that claimed that the founder bribed doctors of the state to boost sales of its powerful opioid…