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Johnson & Johnson will pay $230 million to settle claims that its marketing of opioids fueled a deadly drug epidemic in New York.
The multinational corporation announced the settlement Saturday, just days before it was due to defend itself in the nation’s first jury trial over the opioid crisis, Law360 reports.
That trial starts Tuesday, with remaining defendants Walgreens, Endo Pharmaceuticals, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Allergan, Cardinal Health, AmerisourceBergen, McKesson Corp., and Anda Inc.
“The eyes of the world are on New York today as we prepare to lay bare the callous and deadly pattern of misconduct these companies perpetrated as they dealt dangerous and addictive opioids across our state,” New York State Attorney General Letitia James said Tuesday.
“As we fight to put an end to these companies’ unlawful conduct and hold them accountable for the consequences, we recognize no amount of money will ever compensate for the pain and destruction we have collectively experienced, but we hope to push every dollar possible into preventing any future devastation — by investing in prevention, education, and treatment programs.”
In the case of Johnson & Johnson, the settlement also includes an agreement that the company will stop selling opioids nationwide, according to James. She said the deal was negotiated as part of a larger, global deal.
The agreement resolves claims made by James about the company’s role in helping to fuel the opioid epidemic in New York state, and would allocate payments over nine years, with substantial payments made upfront, she said. New York is eligible to receive more than $130 million as soon as February 2022.
“Johnson & Johnson helped fuel this fire, but today they’re committing to leaving the opioid business — not only in New York, but across the entire country,” James said. “Opioids will no longer be manufactured or sold in the United States by J&J.”
Like Johnson & Johnson, defendants Walmart, CVS, and Rite Aid were also cut from the proceedings ahead of the trial, with CVS announcing it had also reached a settlement for an undisclosed amount, Law360 reported.
The case comes after James filed what she called “the nation’s most extensive lawsuit to hold accountable the various manufacturers and distributors responsible for the opioid epidemic,” in March 2019. The suit took aim at Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family and various opioid distributors.
On Monday, James said the case against Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family was now moving separately through the U.S. Bankruptcy Court.
American multinational corporation Johnson & Johnson is a household name, known for developing numerous consumer products, medical devices, and pharmaceutical items that frequent the shelves of department stores.
In addition to the James’ class action lawsuit, the company has found itself as a defendant in a number of class actions over the years — Including lawsuits claiming that Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder has asbestos in it and is causing cancer, allegations of faulty surgical staples and more.
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260 thoughts onJohnson & Johnson Will Pay $230M to Settle Opioid Marketing Claims, Won’t Face Trial
I’ve been dropped cold Turkey from my Opiads. My pain got worse. Doctor lost his license for what he did. I am Opiad dependent since 2005. Spine surgery fusion is the worst decision ever.
My husband suffered a fall and brain bleed while taking Oxy. His physician told him he could not become addicted to Oxy while he was being treated for pain. Please add me.
My brother passed away at age 33 from this drug! He left behind 3 awesome kids. When he couldn’t get the oxy, he would have to use heroine! All so the suckler family and the pharma could get rich and build an empire!? He found a whale doctor that gave him an insane amount of different medications,again..for the mighty dollar. I’m happy to see all of the “trusted” people involved having to lose so much…but how do you put a price on a life!? Especially one that was cut so short? And now…they want you to trust their vaccines for the Covid pandemic!? Their baby powder causes cancer…are we seeing a pattern? I don’t trust anything with Purdue,or Johnson and Johnson on it!
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I became an addict because of being prescribed opioids I’m in NJ where do i sign up? I need help because they ruined my life. I almost wish the health issues that got me put on the opioids killed me cause now I’m handcuffed to programs that are making money off of me because I got addicted to medications I was prescribed. Now I “live” on yet another prescribed medication because the opioid addiction changed my internal chemical makeup so I’ll most likely always be paying for taking prescribed medication that caused me to NEED another medication so I can remain alive without running for drugs that doctor prescriptions got me stuck on since it literally changed the chemical makeup in my brain. ? now they get to make money off of the fact that they made me sick with addiction but nobody’s paying me for being sick because I listen to and trusted doctors and pharmacies to treat my medical conditions without causing more medical conditions which is not what happened yes they treated one problem and now I’m addicted to another problem which now I need a different prescribed medication to keep me away from medication that I was prescribed. Please tell me how I can get help there’s too many people are getting hurt by this opiate addiction situation and not enough of us are getting help thanks for all the loopholes and uneducated people around those we get treated like crap because we listened to the professional people who were supposed to be taking care of us.
I had been on this(OxyContin) for over 10 years, it had gotten to the point of not being able to get up in the mornings with taking (2)10-325MG Tablets then taking some every 2 to 3 hrs everyday, I can’t sleep but maybe 2 hours a night.