Link: https://www.rt.com/usa/527689-jj-settles-opioid-lawsuit/
The settlement excludes the drugmaker from an upcoming lawsuit charging multiple opioid manufacturers and distributors with deceptively marketing addictive painkillers and downplaying the threat of addiction.. Johnson & Johnson, revenue of more than $82 billion last year. Oklahoma managed in 2019 to secure a larger settlement of $572 million from Johnson & Johnson, a dramatically lower figure than the $17 billion sought by the state..