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Glaxo said to pay $120 million to end denture cream suits (access required)

Published: May 4, 2011

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GlaxoSmithKline Plc has paid at least $120 million to resolve claims that some of its Poligrip products have caused neurological disorders because the denture cream contains zinc, two people familiar with the accords said.

Denture cream lawsuits surging forward (access required)

By: Sylvia Hsieh
Published: May 15, 2009

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Consumers suing over injuries from using PoliGrip and Fixodent denture cream will seek consolidation before a multi-district litigation panel at the end of May.

The plaintiffs claim they suffered neurological damage from zinc in the products.

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