Johnson & Johnson odered to pay $572 million in oklahoma opioid case

by VTV427 August 2019 Last updated at 15:00 PM

VTV.vn - A judge in Oklahoma ruled on Monday that Johnson & Johnson had to pay the state $572 million in the first trial of a drug manufacturer for the destruction wrought by prescription painkillers.

. It is reported that Johnson & Johnson had promulgated "false, misleading, and dangerous marketing campaigns". According to the judge, Johnson & Johnson has to pay for addiction treatment, drug courts, and other services the state said it would need over the next twenty years to repair the damage done by the opioid epidemic.

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