State, CJD plaintiffs sign settlement

State, CJD plaintiffs sign settlement

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Chikara Sakaguchi (L) shakes hands with representatives of plaintiffs who sued the state and companies for failing to ensure the safety of human dura mater transplants at the ministry in Tokyo on March 25 after singing a settlement. Patients represented developed the fatal brain disorder Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease following transplant operations.

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