J&J bolts higher after verdict in Oklahoma opioid case

 

August 28, 2019



Johnson & Johnson investors exhaled in relief Tuesday, pushing up the company's shares after an Oklahoma judge imposed a $572 million verdict for the health care giant's role in the nation's opioid crisis.

During the seven week trial, state prosecutors who sought up to $17 billion described J&J as a "kingpin" in an epidemic that's killed more than 400,000 Americans since 2000.

The monetary award announced Monday, and J&J's vow to appeal, reassured investors — at least for now.

"The risk of a loss was already baked into the stock price," noted Erik Gordon, an analyst and professor at University...



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