those actions compromised health and safety of thousands of oklahomans. prosecutors praising the judges decision as 2,000 similar lawsuits have been rolled into one federal trial, slated for this fall, seeking similar outcomi outcomes against drug manufacturers. we have proven that johnson & johnson built its billion dollar brand out of greed and on the backs of pain and suffering of innocent people. johnson & johnson, writing in a statement it s confident it has strong grounds to appeal this decision, adding the decision in this case is flawed. today s decision reflects a radical departure from more than a century of case law in this state. reporter: in 2017, the state sued johnson & johnson along with other drug manufacturers,
he doesn t understand relationships, how to sustain them. he s leaving us on the sidelines. it s an abdication, really, of the united states position in the world. landmark ruling. a drug industry giant being held responsible for spreading the opioid epidemic. what does it mean for the rest of the industry? we have proven that johnson and johnson built its billion dollar brand out of greed and on the backs of pain and suffering of innocence people. and the leaderboard, conflicting polls raising questions about how solid joe biden s lead really is with elizabeth and bernie sanders rounding out the top three. this is just started. this is a marathon. we ve got another how many days? a long, long time before this primary is over.
in oklahoma. the judge accused the company of aggressively marketing powerful painkillers. the ruling falls short of the $17 billion judgment that oklahoma sought. the ruling could set a precedent for thousands of lawsuits that are pend. we have proven that johnson and johnson built its billion dollar brand out of greed and on the backs of pain and suffering of innocent people. joining me now is joyce vance, former u.s. attorney and msnbc contributor who oversaw the development of a comprehensive initiative to tackle opioid and heroin addiction during her tenure as u.s. attorney. joyce, is this the template for the future to go after these industry giants and hold them responsible for the way they market these products? you know, as a global issue, it will be important for the corporations that made these drugs available to fund the
drug companies. they were banking on it unfortunately for profit. reporter: box was stunned when his son died of an opioid overdose. johnson & johnson marketed to doctors while downplaying the risks. . we have proven that johnson & johnson built its billion dollar brand out of greed and on the backs of pain and suffering of innocent people. reporter: johnson & johnson argued it manufactured a tiny percentage of prescription opioids and called the ruling flawed. the company says it will appeal. the decision is fundamentally unfair and that it finds johnson & johnson responsible for the entirety of the opioid abuse crisis. oklahoma initially sued three drug companies. but johnson & johnson was the only one to go to trial. purdue phrma and teva both
on sites, but others. they need to get together and stop the insanti. they know where they re going. but here s the thing, the press has gone negative, terribly negative. i never thought we would see this day that people are writing headlineses like scam-a-zon. i m a big customer of amazon. i m a prime customer. they have a billion dollar brand, is it worth it? a company taking in tens of billions every quarter y. not do this, why not say enough is enough, we interviewed 238 communities. we want to be a good corporate citizen. why would you bankrupt your new town, at one point, $8.5 billion in new york? that s crazy. if you re a property owner in these locations, things are good for you. if you re a renter, once again you have this problem. people in long island city live there because they don t live in new york city, it s a little cheaper over there and now that s going to be become more expensive. here s the hypocrisy, we have