| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | Legal
USA. Johnson & Johnson faces trial over opioid crisis in Oklahoma
USA. Johnson & Johnson faces trial over opioid crisis in Oklahoma
Johnson & Johnson, one of the world's largest drug manufacturers, has gone on trial in a multi-billion dollar lawsuit by the US state of Oklahoma.
Prosecutors accuse the firm of deceptively marketing painkillers and downplaying addiction risks, fuelling a so-called "opioid epidemic". (BBC, UK, 28.05.2019)