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Withdrawal of acne drug could lead to more settlements (access required)

By Nora Lockwood Tooher
Staff writer
Published: July 6, 2009

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Roche Holding's decision to withdraw its acne drug Accutane from the U.S. market may help fuel settlement of the costly mass tort litigation proceeding against the company. Roche, which is based in Switzerland, faces about 700 personal injury suits from plaintiffs who claim they developed inflammatory bowel disease because of Accutane. Most of the suits have been ...
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