Johnson & Johnson Says Oklahoma Judge Miscalculated Opioid Award October 3, 2019 By Sean Murphy An Oklahoma judge made a $107 million miscalculation when he ordered consumer products giant Johnson & Johnson to pay $572...
Johnson & Johnson Appeals $572M Ruling in Oklahoma Opioid Lawsuit September 30, 2019 By Sean Murphy Consumer products giant Johnson & Johnson is appealing an Oklahoma judge’s $572 million order against the company and its subsidiaries...
Concerns Arise About How Oklahoma’s Opioid Settlement Money Will Be Used August 29, 2019 By Sean Murphy Oklahoma’s legal fight against the opioid industry has racked up settlements and judgments of nearly $1 billion, but as the...
Oklahoma Lawmakers not so Happy About Purdue Pharma Settlement April 7, 2019 By Sean Murphy A $270 million settlement between the state of Oklahoma and the maker of OxyContin praised last week as an innovative...
Oklahoma Quickly Becoming a Hotbed for Medical Marijuana December 27, 2018 By Sean Murphy The rollout of statewide medical and recreational marijuana programs typically is a grindingly slow process that can take years. Not...
Conservative States Like Oklahoma Balk at Voter-Approved Medical Marijuana July 16, 2018 By Sean Murphy and Andrew DeMillo Pot advocates celebrated the culmination of a yearslong effort to ease restrictions on the use of cannabis last month when...
In Primary, Oklahoma Voters Back Proposed Medical Marijuana Law June 28, 2018 By Sean Murphy Oklahoma voters on June 26 backed the medicinal use of marijuana, overcoming a late opposition campaign from law enforcement and...
Study Shows GOP Health Care Plan Could Cost Oklahoma Millions March 16, 2017 By Sean Murphy A Republican plan to overhaul the nation’s health care system shows health care could become unaffordable for many poor Oklahomans...
Oklahoma, EPA Shut Down 32 Wells Near Newly Discovered Fault Line September 14, 2016 By Sean Murphy A 5.8-magnitude earthquake and a series of smaller aftershocks in Oklahoma led to the discovery of a new fault line...
Changing Directions, Oklahoma Eyes Medicaid Expansion May 17, 2016 By Sean Murphy Despite bitter resistance in Oklahoma for years to President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul, Republican leaders in this conservative state are...