Johnson & Johnson Is Responsible for Oklahoma's Opioid Crisis, Judge Rules

CPG giant ordered to pay $572 million in damages

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An Oklahoma judge ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million in damages Monday after a issuing a verdict in Cleveland County district court that held the company liable for the state’s ongoing opioid crisis.

The pharmaceutical and consumer-packaged-goods manufacturer owns several health and beauty brands, including Tylenol, Zyrtec, Aveeno, Benadryl and Neutrogena. Through contracts with Tasmanian poppy growers, Johnson & Johnson supplied 60% of the opiate ingredients the drug manufacturers used to create opioids, according to the The

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