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Oklahoma judge miscalculated how much Johnson & Johnson would pay for the state's opioid crisis
Source: CNN
Oklahoma judge miscalculated how much Johnson & Johnson would pay for the state's opioid crisis
By Stephanie Becker and Emily Smith, CNN
Updated 1155 GMT (1955 HKT) October 16, 2019
(CNN) — The Oklahoma judge who recently ordered pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million for its role in the state's opioid crisis says he made a mathematical error when calculating the judgment.
As part of the landmark verdict in August, Judge Thad Balkman set aside $107,683,000 to help combat neonatal abstinence syndrome, or NAS. The problem -- he added three too many zeroes and meant to award $107,683.
The state had asked for nearly $17.2 billion to compensate for the deaths of state residents.
On Tuesday, Balkman agreed with Johnson and Johnson regarding the error. "That's the last time I use that calculator," he said.
It's not clear how this will impact the overall judgment.
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By Stephanie Becker and Emily Smith, CNN
Updated 1155 GMT (1955 HKT) October 16, 2019
(CNN) — The Oklahoma judge who recently ordered pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million for its role in the state's opioid crisis says he made a mathematical error when calculating the judgment.
As part of the landmark verdict in August, Judge Thad Balkman set aside $107,683,000 to help combat neonatal abstinence syndrome, or NAS. The problem -- he added three too many zeroes and meant to award $107,683.
The state had asked for nearly $17.2 billion to compensate for the deaths of state residents.
On Tuesday, Balkman agreed with Johnson and Johnson regarding the error. "That's the last time I use that calculator," he said.
It's not clear how this will impact the overall judgment.
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Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/15/health/oklahoma-opioid-judgment-miscalculation/index.html