Judge Thad Balkman speaks during Oklahoma's case blaming consumer products giant Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries for the state's opioid drug crisis, in Norman, Okla. Closing arguments are expected to begin on Monday, July 15, 2019. Judge Thad Balkman speaks during Oklahoma's case blaming consumer products giant Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries for the state's opioid drug crisis, in Norman, Oklahoma, in  July. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

An Oklahoma judge has ordered that Johnson & Johnson pay more than $572 million to abate the state's opioid crisis.

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Amanda Bronstad

Amanda Bronstad is the ALM staff reporter covering class actions and mass torts nationwide. She writes the email dispatch Law.com Class Actions: Critical Mass. She is based in Los Angeles.