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This Feb. 24, 2021, photo shows a Johnson & Johnson logo on the exterior of a first aid kit in Walpole, Mass. The Oklahoma Supreme Court has overturned a $465 million opioid ruling against drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, finding that a lower court wrongly interpreted the state's public nuisance law. The court ruled in a 5-1 decision Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, that the district court in 2019 was wrong to find that New Jersey-based J&J and its Belgium-based subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals violated the state's public nuisance statute. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Feb 25, 2022

J&J, distributors finalize $26B landmark opioid settlement

Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors finalized nationwide settlements over their role in the opioid addiction crisis.

Jan 28, 2022

Most Md. subdivisions will participate in opioid settlement — but not Baltimore

Maryland and nearly all of its political subdivisions have agreed to participate in a financial settlement with Johnson & Johnson and several opioid distributors.

This Feb. 24, 2021, photo shows a Johnson & Johnson logo on the exterior of a first aid kit in Walpole, Mass. The Oklahoma Supreme Court has overturned a $465 million opioid ruling against drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, finding that a lower court wrongly interpreted the state's public nuisance law. The court ruled in a 5-1 decision Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, that the district court in 2019 was wrong to find that New Jersey-based J&J and its Belgium-based subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals violated the state's public nuisance statute. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Nov 9, 2021

$465M opioid ruling against Johnson & Johnson overturned

The Oklahoma Supreme Court overturned a $465M opioid ruling against Johnson & Johnson, finding that a lower court wrongly interpreted the state's public nuisance law.

This photo provided by New Mexico State University shows Aggie Health and Wellness Center nurse Marissa Archuleta administering a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to Lauren Naranjo at a walk in clinic at Corbett Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico, on May 13, 2021. New Mexico's institutions of higher learning are spearheading efforts to vaccinate young people across the state. (Josh Bachman/New Mexico State University via AP)
Oct 5, 2021

J&J seeks clearance for COVID-19 vaccine booster doses

Johnson & Johnson asked the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday to allow extra shots of its COVID-19 vaccine.

Jul 29, 2021

FDA letting troubled COVID vaccine factory in Baltimore restart

The FDA is allowing the problem-plagued Baltimore factory of Emergent BioSolutions to resume production of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.

Jun 28, 2021

Johnson & Johnson to pay $230M to settle New York opioid claim

Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $230 million to New York state to settle claims that the pharmaceutical giant helped fuel the opioid crisis.

Jun 23, 2021

Investor sues Emergent BioSolutions for alleged fraud, seeks class action

Emergent BioSolutions Inc.’s ruination of 15 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine at its Baltimore plant was not as unexpected as the Gaithersburg-based company would have the public believe, an investor has alleged in a potential class-action lawsuit accusing the business of having committed securities fraud. Alan I. Roth claims Emergent knew the federal government was […]

Aug 26, 2019

Okla. judge rules against drugmaker, orders $572M payment

NORMAN, Oklahoma — An Oklahoma judge on Monday found Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries helped fuel the state’s opioid crisis and ordered the consumer products giant to pay $572 million to clean up the problem. Cleveland County District Judge Thad Balkman’s ruling followed the first state opioid case to make it to trial and […]

May 28, 2019

Theme park files lawsuit of biblical proportions

Welcome to Tuesday, the 45th anniversary of the Broadway premiere of “The Magic Show.” Here are some news items to get your work week started: — Noah’s Ark theme park sues for rain damage. — Opioid-related lawsuit opens against Johnson & Johnson, a company more famous for baby shampoo. — Illinois Supreme Court rejects constitutional […]

May 9, 2018

Federal opioid judge demands litigation-funding deals for his review

The judge overseeing more than 600 lawsuits targeting opioid makers is demanding local governments' lawyers turn over any litigation-funding agreements so he can insure lenders have no control over the cases.

Mar 30, 2017

Md. settles price-fixing lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson

Maryland has settled a price-fixing lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc. that alleged the company made a deal with retailers in 2014 to fix the price of its contact lenses, the attorney general’s office announced Thursday. No retailer was allowed under the arrangement to sell Johnson & Johnson contact lenses, like Acuvue, below […]

Feb 11, 2015

J&J abandons claim women were urged to file bogus mesh cases

Johnson & Johnson, facing almost 24,000 lawsuits over its vaginal-mesh implants, withdrew a claim that women got calls from strangers who knew their personal medical information and asked them to file fraudulent cases.

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