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: Personal Injury and Social Security Disability BlogAstraZeneca Sets Aside $430 Million for Lawsuits
By Robert Kraft
The Wall Street Journal reports, "AstraZeneca said it has set aside provisions of $430 million in relation to various federal and state investigations and civil lawsuits, relating to the company's marketing and pricing practices. It said the sum represents a 'reasonable estimate of the losses expected' from these investigations and lawsuits." The company "has disclosed that the various investigations and lawsuits it is facing involve a number of its drugs, including the heartburn drug Nexium and the schizophrenia drugs Seroquel."
From the American Association for Justice news release.
Full post as published by Personal Injury and Social Security Disability Blog on July 31, 2009 (boomark / email).
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