Pharma company reaches $2.2B settlement in Zantac lawsuits
GSK has agreed to pay up to $2.2 billion to settle most lawsuits in U.S. state courts claiming that a discontinued version of the heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer, the company announced on Wednesday.
GSK Settles Zantac Lawsuits for $2.2B, Analysts Now Shift Focus to Vaccines
The settlement, which is at the low end of Jefferies analysts’ $2 billion to $3.5 billion estimate, will resolve 93% of the product liability cases regarding allegations that GSK’s heartburn drug could cause cancer.
GSK agrees to settle about 80,000 Zantac lawsuits for up to $2.2 bln
GSK has agreed to pay up to $2.2 billion to settle most pending U.S. state court lawsuits claiming that a discontinued version of the heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer, the company announced on Wednesday.
The company also agreed to pay $70 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit
GSK has agreed to pay $2.2 billion to settle most of the pending lawsuits that claimed a discontinued version of the Zantac heartburn medication caused cancer.
GSK says $2.2bn settlement resolves most Zantac litigation
GSK said it expects to take a charge of £1.8 billion ($2.3 billion) in its third-quarter results in relation to the settlements, which will be funded through "existing resources," and said there will be "no changes to GSK's growth agenda or investment plans for R&D as a result."
GSK shares jump on $2.2 billion Zantac settlement
GSK shares jumped as much as 6.5% on Thursday after the British drugmaker struck a $2.2 billion settlement over U.S. lawsuits that alleged its discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer.
GSK Stock Jumps as UK Drug Giant Resolves Most US Zantac Lawsuits
GSK shares in London jumped 5% Thursday after the British drug giant said it has resolved most of the U.S. lawsuits it faced around claims that its discontinued heartburn medicine Zantac causes cancer.
GSK Rises After Settling Zantac Cases for Up to $2.2 Billion
GSK Plc shares surged after the UK pharma company agreed to pay as much as $2.2 billion to resolve about 80,000 US court cases alleging that its old reflux medication Zantac was contaminated with a suspected carcinogen.
GSK shares jump after settlement of 80,000 Zantac lawsuits in U.S
(Reuters) -Shares of GSK rose 6% on Thursday after the British drugmaker agreed to pay up to $2.2 billion to settle lawsuits in the United States that claimed its discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer.
UK firm GSK to pay $2.2bn over Zantac cancer claims
UK pharmaceutical giant GSK says it will pay as much as $2.2bn (£1.68bn) to settle thousands of cases in US courts over claims that a discontinued version of its heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer. The firm announced that it has reached agreements with 10 law firms who represent around 80,
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