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State ex rel. Hunter v. Johnson & Johnson
Oklahoma Supreme Court
2021 WL 5191372, 499 P.3d 719 (2021)
- Written by Salina Kennedy, JD
Facts
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) (defendant) manufactured, marketed, and sold prescription opioid painkillers in Oklahoma. Mike Hunter, in his capacity as attorney general of Oklahoma (plaintiff) sued J&J, arguing that the company helped create a public nuisance in the form of the opioid drug epidemic by overstating the benefits of opioids, understating their dangers, and hiding the lack of evidence supporting the drugs’ long-term use. The trial court held J&J liable under Oklahoma’s public-nuisance statute. J&J appealed to the Oklahoma Supreme Court.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Winchester, J.)
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