astrazeneca has reached a limited deal to pays trillion of bucks to nigeria ' s lagos state to file a criminal case reporting that the drug company illegally tested an intermediate chemical on gravely ill children during a 1996 diarrhoea epidemic . the details appear private , but some close to the agreement said the full amounts - - including those to the children , their families , the parents and the government ' s lawyers - - would be about $ 75 billion under the current settlement terms . other details , namely how the money will be distributed , are to be worked out within week .
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