Gov't, hepatitis C patients sign accord to end legal battle

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Yoichi Masuzoe (L) bows before the representatives of the plaintiffs in hepatitis C damages lawsuits against the state and drugmakers, at the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 15 after the two sides signed a basic accord to end the protracted legal battle. The agreement is based on a law enacted last week offering blanket relief to those who contracted the liver illness through contaminated blood products such as fibrinogen which were administered to stop bleeding. (Kyodo)

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