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Public radio health reporter @KPCC and @LAist. Formerly @StateimpactOK and @kunc
Jun 4, 2021 7 tweets 2 min read
New emergency rules passed by California’s workplace safety agency will keep a mask requirement at most worksites past June 15. On June 15, workers will be allowed to take their masks off if everyone in a room is vaccinated and doesn’t have COVID-19 symptoms. But if just one person isn’t vaccinated, everyone must wear a mask.
Oct 15, 2019 39 tweets 5 min read
I'm back in the courtroom! #opioidtrial Attorneys for drug giant Johnson & Johnson say Oklahoma judge Thad Balkman miscalculated part of the $572 million judgment he made against the company in August. In its appeal, lawyers for Johnson & Johnson claim the judge inadvertently added three zeros in one portion of the calculation. They say the amount for neonatal abstinence syndrome should be $107,600 not the $107.6 million written in the decision.
May 31, 2019 65 tweets 10 min read
Good morning! Day four of the #opioidtrial soon to get underway! Lawyers for @jnjcares have filed a motion to dismiss their corporate representative who has been testifying for the last couple days. They say she doesn’t have knowledge of the docs the state is showing her.