Oklahoma Says J&J ‘Deceitful’ Marketing Fed Opioid Epidemic; J&J Denies Wrongdoing May 29, 2019 By Jef Feeley Johnson & Johnson’s greed for more sales of its addictive opioid painkillers helped create a deadly epidemic in Oklahoma that...
Oklahoma Lawmakers not so Happy About Purdue Pharma Settlement April 7, 2019 By Sean Murphy, The Associated Press A $270 million settlement between the state of Oklahoma and the maker of OxyContin praised last week as an innovative...
Oklahoma Alters Suit Against Opioid Drugmakers Before Trial April 5, 2019 By Andrew Harris, Bloomberg and Jef Feeley The state of Oklahoma narrowed its case against drug makers including Johnson & Johnson, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and Allergan...
Purdue to Settle Oklahoma’s Opioids Lawsuit Weeks Before Trial to Open March 26, 2019 By Nate Raymond Purdue Pharma LP has agreed to settle a lawsuit by the state of Oklahoma accusing the OxyContin painkiller maker of...
California Commissioner Takes Aim at Oil, Coal Producing States July 28, 2017 Responding to top government officials in 12 oil and gas producing states that threatened to sue over the state’s climate...
Oklahoma AG Sues Prescription Opioid Drug Manufacturers July 6, 2017 By Tim Talley Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter has joined the ranks of state attorneys general who have sued manufacturers of opioid pain...
Oklahoma Tornado Shelter Company Owner Faces Felony Embezzlement Charges May 2, 2017 Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter has filed seven felony counts of embezzlement against William Stephens, who owns Muskogee-based Tornado King...