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Pfizer,Plaintiffs announce global settlement of Trovan cases
Tue Feb 22,2011
NEW YORK - Pfizer Inc. and all plaintiffs in the cases related
to the 1996 Trovan clinical study today released the following
joint statement regarding their global settlement of the cases.
“We are pleased to announce that we have reached a final
agreement to settle the Trovan cases pending in the United
States and Nigeria. The parties agree that settlement is in the
best interests of all involved.
“Under the terms of the settlement agreement, the plaintiffs
will join the Ongoing Healthcare/Meningitis Trust Fund process,
which is being managed by an independent Board of Trustees in
Kano, Nigeria.
“The cases have been amicably resolved after many years of
litigation. The settlement will bring an end to all litigation
pertaining to Trovan in the United States and Nigeria and allow
for just compensation for participants in the study and their
families
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