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Oklahoma's Supreme Court tossed out a landmark $465 million opioid ruling

This ruling and a recent state court in California raise questions about thousands of opioid lawsuits filed against Big Pharma.

The Supreme Court of Oklahoma has tossed out a landmark 2019 ruling in an opioid case against Johnson & Johnson worth $465 million.

The 5-to-1 decision found the company can't be held liable for Oklahoma's opioid crisis.

This ruling comes less than two weeks after a state court judge in California in another major opioid lawsuit.

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