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Too Clever By Half: Why Public Nuisance is Again at the Heart of a Public Health Debate

JonathanTurley

” The Oklahoma Supreme Court last week struck down a $465 million opioid award against Johnson & Johnson based on a legal theory that has previously been tried and failed against guns. Judge Polster pushed drug makers to settle before clearly establishing legal liability. Yet it leaves the matter far from resolved.

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