Oklahoma Judge To Rule In Landmark Opioid Case
![Judge Thad Balkman will rule Monday in the Johnson & Johnson opioid trial.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2019/08/26/oklahoma-opioid-trial_wide-d0762d5c35ff281f578a07d7b186168518dd76a0.jpg?s=600)
Oklahoma has argued that the drugmaker's marketing of painkillers contributed to thousands of overdose deaths and other harms in the state and is asking for a multibillion-dollar award.
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