The u. S. Has struggled for years with an epidemic of opioid drug addiction now landmark trials underway that could hold drug maker johnson and johnson partly responsible well give you the details. Also on the show mergers and restructurings arent so easy when youre talking about french jobs just ask g. E. Which is looking to make cuts. And chinas government has lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty so how does it get the rest well look at one story. Welcome to your business im Stephen Beards in berlin good to have you with us Consumer Products giant johnson and johnson has begun defending itself in a landmark u. S. Trial that seeks to assign blame for the countrys Prescription Painkiller Epidemic the state of oklahoma accuses the firm of deceptively marketing Opioid Painkillers and understating their addictive potential it to other pharmaceutical companies
produce pharma and israels teva of already settled with Oklahoma The Trial is the 1st against a Drug Manufacturer in connecti
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quote insults against him. corporate greed over human lives us pharmaceutical giant johnson and johnson is found guilty for helping fuel america s opiate crisis what does the ruling mean for the future of big pharma in the u.s. also coming up church charities are working overtime in the u.k. looking after people who cannot afford to buy food and clothes one of the richest countries in the planet. i m chris colfer welcome to the program it s a landmark ruling in a crisis that has the united states and they choke hold blaming aggressive and misleading marketing in oklahoma judge has ordered former giant johnson and johnson to pay over half a $1000000000.00 for its role in the opium crisis now it s the 1st time
countries in the planet. i m chris culliver welcome to the program it s a landmark ruling in a crisis that has the united states in a chokehold blaming aggressive and misleading marketing in oklahoma judge has ordered former giant johnson and johnson to pay over half a $1000000000.00 for its role in the opium crisis now it s the 1st time a company has been found guilty fueling an epidemic that has ravaged the country the case could shave negotiations in $1500.00 similar lawsuits gail boxes son austin is one of $6000.00 oklahomans believed to have died from an opioid overdose since the start of the millennium a promising american footballer he died in his prime. i was living a nightmare the nightmare at prescription drug abuse. now
now the attorney general in oklahoma today called this the worst manmade public health crisis in the history of the united states and for that reason in light of that this is a very important and interesting lawsuit that began today also because some other 2000 lawsuits are set to follow that were filed by states by counties also by native american tribes that are very heavily affected and it will be a test also whether the drug makers can be held accountable for the opium crisis in the united states are not dollar these are often prescription drugs we re talking about why has it been so hard to regulate the briefly if you can well 1st of all these drugs have become stronger in recent years and also more addictive and that led to a situation where you would be able to obtain them from your local drug dealer on