Gov't, firms agree to seek CJD suit settlement

Gov't, firms agree to seek CJD suit settlement

OTSU, Japan - plaintiffs and lawyers give a news conference Nov. 22, 2001 after they agreed with the government, a German dura mater product maker and its Japanese importer to seek a settlement in litigation concerning Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) patients demanding compensation.

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