{"id":7496,"date":"2010-05-11T08:34:42","date_gmt":"2010-05-11T12:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=7496"},"modified":"2015-12-29T08:30:53","modified_gmt":"2015-12-29T13:30:53","slug":"avandia-settlements-glaxo-agrees-to-pay-60-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=7496","title":{"rendered":"Avandia Settlements: Glaxo Agrees to Pay $60 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/GSK-Logo.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7497 lazyload\" style=\"margin: 4px;\" title=\"GSK Logo\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/GSK-Logo-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"135\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/GSK-Logo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/GSK-Logo.jpg 157w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 135px) 100vw, 135px\" \/><\/a>GlaxoSmithKline Plc agreed to pay about $60 million in the first settlements of lawsuits alleging the company\u2019s Avandia diabetes drug causes heart attacks and strokes in some users, according to a Bloomberg report.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Glaxo agreed to resolve more than 700 Avandia suits filed by three attorneys, including Houston-based plaintiffs\u2019 lawyer Mark Lanier and Philadelphia-based litigator Sol Weiss. 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