Editing Johnson & Johnson (section)

=== Opioid epidemic ===
{{Further|Opioid epidemic in the United States}}
By 2018, the company had become embroiled in the [[opioid epidemic in the United States]] and had become a target of [[lawsuit]]s.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dddmag.com/news/2018/03/doj-support-lawsuits-against-companies-selling-opioids|title=DOJ to Support Lawsuits Against Companies Selling Opioids| vauthors = Gurman S, Mulvihill G | date = March 2, 2018 |work=Drug Discovery & Development|access-date=March 2, 2018|publisher=Advantage Business Media|agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/12/health/oklahoma-opioid-trial-johnson-and-johnson-kingpin/index.html|title=Johnson & Johnson acted as opioid kingpin, Oklahoma attorney general says|date=March 12, 2019|access-date=March 14, 2019|publisher=[[CNN]]}}</ref> Over 500 opioid-related cases have been filed as of May 2018 against J&J and its competitors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://seekingalpha.com/article/4200206-trump-insurance-johnson-and-johnson|title=Trump Insurance For Johnson & Johnson|date=August 17, 2018 |access-date=August 25, 2018}}</ref> In Idaho, J&J is part of a lawsuit accusing the company for being partially to blame for opioid-related overdose deaths.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.idahostatesman.com/living/health-fitness/article216893150.html|title=11 Idaho counties take on Walmart, CVS, drug companies in opioid lawsuit|access-date=August 25, 2018}}</ref> The first major trial began in Oklahoma in May 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/first-big-trial-in-opioid-crisis-set-to-kick-off-in-oklahoma-11558958401|title=First Big Trial in Opioid Crisis Set to Kick Off in Oklahoma| vauthors = Randazzo S |date=May 27, 2019|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|access-date=May 28, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660}}</ref> On August 26, 2019, the Oklahoma judge ordered J&J to pay $572{{nbs}}million for their part in the opioid crisis,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/26/health/oklahoma-opioid-trial-verdict-bn/index.html|title=Oklahoma wins case against drugmaker in historic opioid trial|work=[[CNN]]| vauthors = Howard J, Drash W | date=August 26, 2019 | access-date=August 26, 2019}}</ref> and in October J&J paid $20.4{{nbs}}million to two Ohio counties fighting the opioid epidemic.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/articles/2019-10-02/johnson-and-johnson-agrees-to-pay-ohio-counties-204m-opioid-settlement|title=Johnson & Johnson to Pay Ohio Counties $20.4M Opioid Settlement|website=www.usnews.com}}</ref> In January 2022, Johnson & Johnson agreed to pay up to $5&nbsp;billion as part of a $26&nbsp;billion settlement which included [[McKesson Corporation|McKesson]], [[AmerisourceBergen]], and [[Cardinal Health]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Raymond|first=Nate|date=January 27, 2022|title=Most U.S. local governments opt to join $26 bln opioid settlement|language=en|work=[[Reuters]]|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/most-us-local-governments-opt-join-26-bln-opioid-settlement-2022-01-26/|access-date=February 21, 2022}}</ref> Had the states gone to court, the companies could have faced up to $95&nbsp;billion in penalties.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Raymond|first=Nate|date=November 16, 2021|title=Washington state, in $95 billion opioid trial, blames drug distributors for crisis|language=en|work=[[Reuters]]|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/mckesson-drug-distributors-face-95-billion-opioid-trial-washington-state-2021-11-15/|access-date=February 21, 2022}}</ref>

==== Northeastern Ohio Settlement ====
In October 2019, the company agreed to a settlement of $20.4{{nbs}}million with [[Greater Cleveland|northeastern]] [[Ohio]]'s most populous counties of [[Cuyahoga County, Ohio|Cuyahoga]] (containing [[Cleveland]]) and [[Summit County, Ohio|Summit]] ([[Akron, Ohio|Akron]]). The settlement allows the company avoidance of a trial accusing J&J and many other pharmaceutical manufacturers of helping to spark the US opioid epidemic. The trial was thought to be an indicator for thousands of opioid-related lawsuits against many drug manufacturers. The arrangement, which contains no admission of liability by the company, provides the counties $10{{nbs}}million in cash, $5{{nbs}}million for legal expenses and $5.4{{nbs}}million in contributions to opioid-related nonprofit organizations in the counties.<ref>{{cite news |vauthors = Randazzo S |title=Johnson & Johnson Agrees to Settle Ohio Opioid Lawsuits for $20.4 Million |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/johnson-johnson-agrees-to-settle-ohio-opioid-lawsuits-for-20-4-million-11569977306?mod=article_inline |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |publisher=Dow Jones and Company |date=October 1, 2019 |location=New York NY}}</ref>