Johnson & Johnson Agrees to $20.4 Million Opioid Settlement
- 5 years ago
Johnson & Johnson Agrees
to $20.4 Million Opioid Settlement The company made the
agreement with the Summit
and Cuyahoga counties in Ohio. It comes just over a month
after Johnson & Johnson was
ordered to pay more than half a
billion dollars by an Oklahoma judge. With the settlement,
the company will no longer
face the first federal trial
over the opioid crisis. Johnson & Johnson, Statement, via CBS News The trial is scheduled
to begin in Cleveland
in less than three weeks. Johnson & Johnson, Statement, via CBS News Since 2000, opioids have been linked to
more than 400,000 U.S. deaths.
to $20.4 Million Opioid Settlement The company made the
agreement with the Summit
and Cuyahoga counties in Ohio. It comes just over a month
after Johnson & Johnson was
ordered to pay more than half a
billion dollars by an Oklahoma judge. With the settlement,
the company will no longer
face the first federal trial
over the opioid crisis. Johnson & Johnson, Statement, via CBS News The trial is scheduled
to begin in Cleveland
in less than three weeks. Johnson & Johnson, Statement, via CBS News Since 2000, opioids have been linked to
more than 400,000 U.S. deaths.