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Oklahoma Supreme Court overturns $465 million opioid ruling against Johnson & Johnson

JURIST

The Oklahoma Supreme Court reversed Tuesday a $465 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) for public nuisance through its prescription opioid marketing campaign in the state. The Court applies the nuisance statutes to unlawful conduct that annoys, injures, or endangers the comfort, repose, health, or safety of others.

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In Custodia Legis – Legal Research Honey Pot!

The Researching Paralegal

Imagine you need to research legislative history to determine the meaning of an ambiguous statute, these are the folks who can teach and help you take a deep dive into the committee notes, revisions, and everything you would need to determine the legislative intent for the statute. I would not miss this one.

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Morning Docket: 04.29.22

Above The Law

Talk about long-arm statutes. [ Oklahoma just passed their version of Texas's Roe sidestep. * Laws matter: life lost after school neglects to follow anti-bullying protocol. The EU's laws will be impacting American free speech, eh? The Hill ]. Over/under for them banning condoms too in two weeks? [ NBC News ].

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Belatedly recognizing a 137-year-old opinion was vacated, Supreme Court holds statute of limitations was tolled just long enough

At the Lectern

First, the court resolves a statute of limitations issue. ” Thus, the plaintiff’s lawsuit was brought within the applicable two-year statute of limitations when he filed suit on his 20th birthday. City of Fontana , that is.

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Revenge of the rescheduled cases: Congressional proxy voting, the ministerial exception, and more

SCOTUSBlog

In 1981, Congress passed a statute requiring that reimbursement rates paid to organizations for managing state Medicaid plans must be “actuarially sound.” Last up: Looks like Oklahoma will have to update its environmental impact statement for its blizzard of petitions seeking to overrule the Supreme Court’s decision in McGirt v.

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Fallout from McGirt and testimony about future crimes

SCOTUSBlog

Oklahoma , a confrontation clause question involving statements about possible future crimes, and a split over the scope of who is covered by the qualified immunity doctrine. Oklahoma that the eastern half of Oklahoma (nearly 43% of the state) qualifies as “Indian country” for the purposes of the Major Crimes Act.

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With historical promises in mind, justices weigh state criminal jurisdiction in Indian country

SCOTUSBlog

Share At the last Supreme Court oral argument of Justice Stephen Breyer’s career, the court stepped into a dispute over the state of Oklahoma’s criminal jurisdiction authority in Indian country. Oklahoma v. Oklahoma , which reaffirmed that the reservation of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation within Oklahoma remains “Indian country.”