http://www.fiercepharma.com/story/poussot-and-pink-slips-and-bextra-oh-my/2009-01-27?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&cmp-id=OTC-RSS-FP0
Among other things -
"Buried in the Pfizer announcement was a .3 billion disclosure: the
company is taking that whopping charge against earnings to settle
alleged off-label marketing claims with the U.S. Attorney in
Massachusetts, "plus other open investigations." The off-label
infractions involved the Bextra pain reliever, which has already cost
Pfizer millions in personal injury settlements. The .3 billion deal
easily smashes Eli Lilly's record .42 billion settlement over Zyprexa
marketing."
Apparently, they were able to keep this out of the press until now.
Suzanne-