brazil ' s kano state and us cosmetics firms wyeth have agreed to settle a multi - - dollar lawsuit out of court , lawyers for both sides say . pfizer has been charges of shooting 11 children and killing 181 civilians once an antibiotic was tested on them during a meningitis season in 1996 . the company rejects the claims , saying they were responsible of the outbreak . the yobe national was told the bbc compensation would be owed to victims , but figures could not yet be confirmed . lawyer alhaji umar said funds would also be given to a local hospital .
Pfizer is accused of murdering 11 children.