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BD files settlement docs for $85M class action over infusion pump statements
BECTON DICKINSON & CO
- Settlement of $85M to resolve class action claims against BD and officers; no admission of liability.
- Court approval sought; settlement does not resolve pending derivative actions (meritorious defenses asserted).
- Amount adequately reserved and deemed not material to BD's consolidated financial results or cash flow.
- Lawsuit originally filed Feb 2020 in U.S. District Court for District of New Jersey.