The Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled that Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen subsidiary doesn’t owe $257.7 million for alleged misconduct in marketing the antipsychotic drug Risperdal as well as $73 million in attorney fees and court costs.

Justice Greg G. Guidry, writing for the majority, said the verdict needed to be reversed because no evidence was presented that any defendant made or attempted to make a fraudulent claim for payment against any of Louisiana’s medical assistance programs.

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