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US Judge Cuts Damages Takeda to Pay over Actos from US$6 Billion to US$27.65 Million
A US judge slashed the amount of punitive damages that Takeda Pharmaceutical and Eli Lilly must pay over their diabetes drug Actos to US$36.8 million from US$9 billion, Takeda said on October 28. In April, a US federal jury ordered…
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