Nigeria court seeks 3 arrests in Pfizer drug trial
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KANO, Nigeria  - A Nigerian court on Monday ordered the arrests of three of the defendants in a trial over a drug test conducted by Pfizer in 1996 which Nigerian authorities say killed 11 children and left others disabled.
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U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc   said on Wednesday a New York State court ruling related to  litigation over the company's painkiller Celebrex may cause  many cases to be dismissed.
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A 32-year-old man charged with three offences under the Terrorism Act is to appear before magistrates.
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AMMAN, Jordan  - A group of militants was summoned  Sunday and formally charged for their alleged role in a  thwarted chemical attack using suicide bombers, judicial  sources said ahead of a trial which should begin in November.
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Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. PFE.N is under  investigation by state attorneys general from New York and  Connecticut in connection with improper promotion of drugs for  uses other than those approved by U.S. regulators, Pfizer said  in a regulatory filing.
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KANO, Nigeria  - The Nigerian state of Kano is suing drug maker Pfizer Inc. for its alleged role in the deaths of children who received an unapproved drug during a meningitis epidemic in 1996, court papers showed on Wednesday.
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A Nigerian court rejected on Tuesday an attempt by the government to amend its case claiming $6.95 billion damages from U.S. drug company Pfizer Inc for a drug trial on children in 1996.
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The Nigerian government delays its lawsuit against drugs giant Pfizer over allegations of illegal drug test.
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Authorities in northern Nigeria have filed a $2 billion civil case and were preparing criminal charges against the U.S. drug company Pfizer
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KANO, Nigeria  - The Nigerian state of Kano is suing drug maker Pfizer  for its alleged role in the deaths of children who received an unapproved drug during a meningitis epidemic in 1996, court papers showed on Wednesday.
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The pharmaceutical giant firm Pfizer Inc. fought back Tuesday over a massive lawsuit filed by Nigeria, which alleges the US firm tested an unapproved drug on Nigerian children with meningitis that left 11 youngsters dead and many more badly injured.
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No. 7 oil exporter turns to court to stop 3-day-old general strike that threatens crude shipments. ABUJA, Nigeria  - The Nigerian government sought a court injunction Wednesday to stop a three-day
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A court trying alleged coup plotters in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea suspended proceedings yesterday, saying it wanted more information on the alleged roles of Sir Mark Thatcher, son of the British former prime minister, and other international financiers.
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US drug giant Pfizer has said a trial had found a sharp rise in heart attacks for patients using its Celebrex arthritis and pain medicine but it would not immediately withdraw the treatment.
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VICTORIA (CP) - Three people appeared in Victoria provincial court Friday on drug-conspiracy charges arising from an investigation linked to December's police raid at the B.C. legislature.
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A Nigerian court in the northern city of Kano Tuesday adjourned a criminal case against US drug giant Pfizer to February 4 due to the absence of the judge, the defence lawyer said.
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A main Nigerian opposition party called Wednesday on US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer to admit it carried out unethical drug trials in the northern state of Kano and pay the victims compensation.