With court opioid decision, Johnson & Johnson is being punished for playing by the rules

Ford Vox is a physician specializing in rehabilitation medicine. He is also a journalist whose work ranges from investigations to analysis, including his frequent contributions to CNN Opinion. Follow him on Twitter @FordVox. The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author's own. View more opinion at CNN.

If this week's $572 million opioid liability verdict in Oklahoma is any indication of a trend to come, the nation's automakers should be worried. Johnson & Johnson just got retroactively punished for the consequences of conducting its business legally according to the regulations of the time. When legal commerce generates results we don't like, it's worth asking who designed the marketplace, and who sets the rules. Those folks weren't defendants in this trial.

Automakers are well aware that fossil fuel emissions are contributing to climate change. For that matter, the auto company is aware tens of thousands of people have died in accidents involving its vehicles, and that deaths will continue so long as their products keep rolling off the assembly line.

Opinion National Health Care plans that will give big pharma black checks will not help this crises Addiction. It's like paying to stand in line for the drug pushers. No one has said how they will stop it Just give them a blank check at tax payers/human expense

Opinion I was prescribed hundreds of opioid painkillers during an illness and recovery that allowed me to eat, sleep and move through each day. When I didn't need a dose, I didn't take it. When Tylenol worked I used it. I hope others will be able to get the same relief when needed.

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Oklahoma wins case against drugmaker in historic opioid trialIn a landmark decision, an Oklahoma judge on Monday ruled in favor of the state, ordering pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson to pay for playing a role in the state's opioid crisis. I’m sure Johnson & Johnson will graciously pass on the bill to consumers. its about time!! Holy sh*t.
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It Is Too Early for Pharma Investors to Cheer Opioid VerdictHold the celebration: The opioid litigation cloud hanging over drug stocks won’t clear up soon, despite an Oklahoma judge’s ruling that Johnson & Johnson is liable for fueling the opioid crisis. Between 2015-2018, 18 million opioid prescriptions were written in Oklahoma. A Republican state with a population of 3.9 million people. Sad. TrumpCountry Home town verdict Appeal will be another issue When are the victims of mass shootings going to sue because of the part psychotropic drugs play. They already ruled prozac was responsible for a mass shooting in Canada. The more you know...
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J&J liable for $572 million in Oklahoma opioid epidemic trial, but shares surgeOklahoma judge finds Johnson & Johnson liable in opioid epidemic, ordering $572 million damages I think this is absurd, because it was not their intention to have people get hooked on drugs Crazy The judge is from ou and the ag is from the swamp. There is a war on drugs alright and it's not at the border!
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