Japan drugmaker Takeda to fight $6 billion damages awarded by U.S. jury

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Japan drugmaker Takeda to fight $6 billion damages awarded by U.S. jury

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-jury-orders-takeda-eli-lilly-pay-9-042945632--finance.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/84oyZ2z4wN.6yt.a88teXA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-04-08T100119Z_1_CBREA370CI300_RTROPTP_2_TAKEDA-PHARM-ACTOS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of logos of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co at an office building in Glattbrugg" align="left" title="File photo of logos of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co at an office building in Glattbrugg" border="0" /></a>By Daniel Levine and Edmund Klamann SAN FRANCISCO/TOKYO (Reuters) - Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd said it would contest $6 billion in punitive damages imposed by a jury in the United States in a case that accused Japan's largest drugmaker of concealing cancer risks associated with its Actos diabetes drug. Eli Lilly and Co, Takeda's co-defendant in the case, was ordered to pay $3 billion in punitive damages by the jury in Louisiana on Monday. It also awarded $1.475 million in compensatory damages. Eli Lilly and Takeda have said they would dispute the verdict, which could include appeals to a higher court or filing motions asking the trial judge to set aside or reduce the verdict.</p><br clear="all"/>

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