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Delaware Top Court Will Hear Drugmakers’ Appeal to End Zantac Lawsuits

Delaware’s highest court said on Tuesday it will hear an appeal by GSK and other drugmakers seeking to end more than 70,000 lawsuits claiming discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer. GSK, Pfizer, Sanofi and Boehringer Ingelheim are asking the court …

GSK Settles Another Heartburn Drug Lawsuit In Illinois

British drugmaker GSK said on Monday it has agreed to confidentially settle a lawsuit in Illinois that alleged its discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer, the latest in a series of settlements to end costly litigation. First approved in 1983, …

Industry Groups Back Drugmakers’ Appeal in Zantac Cancer Lawsuits

A bid by GSK and other drugmakers to stop more than 70,000 lawsuits in Delaware over discontinued heartburn drug Zantac has received the backing of leading U.S. industry groups, including the United States Chamber of Commerce and Pharmaceutical Research and …

First Zantac Cancer Risk Trial in Calif. Postponed Five Months

The first scheduled trial over claims that GSK Plc’s heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer, which had been set to begin Monday, has been postponed by five months. The case, brought by California resident James Goetz in Alameda County Superior Court, …