$8bn fine for American pharmaceutical giant
Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2019 3:39 amTop US drug manufacturer Johnson & Johnson has been fined $8bn for giving a man dangerous, life-changing drugs. This follows a string of recent scandals the company has triggered by providing the public with dangerous and potentially lethal, shoddy pharmaceuticals and other treatments:
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US drug firm Johnson & Johnson has been told to pay $8bn (£6.6bn) in punitive damages to a man over claims he was not warned that an antipsychotic drug could lead to breast growth.
The US giant is also facing court challenges over vaginal mesh implants and baby powder allegedly tainted with asbestos. That's in addition to an ongoing legal battle over its role in the US opioid addiction crisis.
Earlier this year, the company was ordered to pay $572m for its part in fuelling Oklahoma's opioid addiction crisis. It recently agreed to a $20.4m settlement with two counties in the US state of Ohio over claims it fuelled the crisis there.
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