First Major Trial in Opioid Crisis to Start in Oklahoma

First Major Trial in Opioid Crisis to Start in Oklahoma
Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter speaks during an interview in his office in Oklahoma City on May 4, 2017. AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki
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The first big trial to test whether states can sue drug makers over the damage wrought by the opioid crisis is set to kick off in Oklahoma on May 28.

Pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson (J&J) will defend against claims by Oklahoma state prosecutors, who allege the corporation helped fuel a deadly opioid epidemic in the state.

Ivan Pentchoukov
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Ivan is the national editor of The Epoch Times. He has reported for The Epoch Times on a variety of topics since 2011.
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