Court urges gov't to settle suits with hepatitis C patients

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Yoichi Masuzoe speaks to reporters at the parliament building in Tokyo on Nov. 7 after the Osaka High Court called on the government and drug makers to reach a negotiated settlement of damages lawsuits filed by people infected with hepatitis-C through tainted blood products.

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