Johnson & Johnson wants Oklahoma opioid case tossed
Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson has asked the judge presiding over the historic Oklahoma opioid trial to toss the case, saying the company has been made a"scapegoat" and blasting the state's effort as a"slew of illogical, legally defective theories far outside the bounds of Oklahoma precedent."
Cleveland County District Judge Thad Balkman will give both parties an hour Monday morning to argue their case before deciding whether to throw it out or to allow it to proceed.Oklahoma rests case in opioid trial against drugmaker Johnson & Johnson"One would expect vigorous arguments, somewhat akin to a late July 4th fireworks display," court spokesman Bob Burke said.
"That is not proof of 'abatement' by a preponderance of the evidence. And it is no basis to make Janssen pay billions of dollars to the State." The state rested its case last week after calling 28 witnesses over six weeks. The state's mental health commissioner, Terri White, was the chief architect of the abatement plan and testified it is"absolutely necessary and reasonable.""If we do not abate it, more Oklahomans will die," she said.
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