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Bayer Employee Loses in Damage Suit over Xarelto Scandal
The Tokyo District Court on February 14 ruled in favor of Bayer Yakuhin in an 88-million-yen damage suit brought on by its employee, who claims that he has suffered emotional distress over a survey scandal involving the company’s Xarelto (rivaroxaban)…
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