On Aug. 26, Cleveland County District Judge Thad Balkman ordered the drugmaker to pay the money in retribution for its role in the opioid crisis.
The appeal lists 36 issues with the trial J&J asks the Oklahoma Supreme Court to consider.
“The judgment … rests on an unprecedented interpretation of Oklahoma public nuisance law, with grave implications for all businesses operating in the state,” J&J wrote in its appeal.
The drugmaker was charged with breaking the state’s public nuisance law, which was traditionally tied to property use. Attorneys for J&J argued that allowing it to be applied to the marketing and sale of lawful goods could expose other companies to “wide-ranging liability,” according to Tulsa World.
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