LANSING, MI — Michigan is part of a $60 million, 33-state settlement with Pfizer Inc. over its promotion of the painkillers Celebrex and discontinued Bextra.
Pfizer Inc. said Wednesday it finalized its deal with state attorneys general, part of a larger, $894 million deal to settle lawsuits that was announced last week.
The company made official a deal that would pay $60 million to settle investigations by 33 states and Washington, D.C., over Bextra, while also agreeing to adopt compliance measures.
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