Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Nigerian state sues drugmaker Pfizer over tests

(Reuters) - The attorney general of Kano, in northern Nigeria, filed five claims for damages totaling $2.075 billion before a state high court. The defendants are Pfizer, its Nigerian subsidiary and seven individuals who worked for the companies in 1996.




"The plaintiff contends that prior to the treatment by the first defendant , the children treated ... which children number 200, did not have the medical conditions or disorders which they suffered after being treated," the suit says.


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