87. The Label (Johnson & Johnson)
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Johnson & Johnson's Risperdaugh Case - A Case Study
A Philadelphia jury said J&J must pay eight billion dollars in punitive damages in a case involving its antipsychotic drug, Risperdaugh. Many chalk it up to an unsympathetic plaintiff, an autistic man who had been known to kill cats. But the news late yesterday was unexpected. Johnson & Johnson is no stranger to the courtroom with investors bracing for headlines about both talc powder and opioids.
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