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Pfizer, Inc.
Illegal Testing in Nigeria
Date: 07/30/2009 (Date of Government Settlement)
Misconduct Type: Health
Enforcement Agency: International
Contracting Party: None
Court Type: Criminal
Amount: $75,000,000
Disposition: Settlement
Synopsis: In July 2009, Pfizer agreed to pay $75 million to the Nigerian government to settle criminal and civil charges that the company illegally tested an experimental antibiotic called Trovan on children during a 1996 meningitis epidemic. Nigerian authorities claim Pfizer's test of Trovan, for which it had not properly obtained consent, killed 11 children and disabled many more. In February 2011, Pfizer settled all civil lawsuits filed in the matter for an undisclosed amount.
