Drugmaker Squibb Settles Antitrust Cases

NPR | By Snigdha Prakash

Published January 8, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

Bristol-Myers Squibb agrees to pay $670 million to settle several lawsuits. The suits accused the pharmaceutical company of fraudulently restricting competitors from selling cheap copies of two of its best-selling drugs. NPR's Snigdha Prakash reports.

Snigdha Prakash

Pieces by National Desk reporter Snigdha Prakash can be heard on NPR's All Things Considered and Morning Edition. The majority of Snigdha's past reports have focused on topics related to entrepreneurship, business, banking and the economy.

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