Pfizer in Nigerian Court Over $8.5 Billion in Lawsuits

The federal high court in Abuja granted the Nigerian government's request to serve summons on Pfizer to answer criminal allegations and a $6.5 billion compensation demand in a civil lawsuit over a 1996 drug trial.The case was then adjourned until October 22.Another suit involving Pfizer and the northern state of Kano was also postponed to allow the defendants to be served court summons.