Okla. AG Sues 3 Pharmaceutical Distributors Over the Opioid Crisis
Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter, who obtained a $475 million judgment last year against opioid manufacturer Johnson & Johnson, filed a lawsuit on Monday against AmerisourceBergen Drug Corp., McKesson Corp. and Cardinal Health Inc.
January 13, 2020 at 04:09 PM
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Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter, who obtained a $475 million judgment last year against opioid manufacturer Johnson & Johnson, announced on Monday a new lawsuit against three distributors of the prescription painkillers.
The lawsuit, filed on Monday, seeks to hold McKesson Corp., Cardinal Health Inc. and AmerisourceBergen Drug Corp. liable for Oklahoma's costs associated with the opioid crisis.
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