secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
CIK:        0000010795
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-12-21T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000010795-23-000127
Event type: litigation
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

BD files settlement docs for $85M class action over infusion pump statements
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- 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.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10795/000001079523000127/0000010795-23-000127-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10795/000001079523000127/bdx-20231221.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000010795-23-000127

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