Perrigo vitamin settlement
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Private labeler will record $7.8 mil. pre-tax gain in third quarter ending March 31 stemming from settlement with unidentified defendants in vitamin price-fixing litigation. "Effect on net income will be approximately $5 mil.," firm says in Feb. 1 SEC filing. Case against remaining price-fixing defendants is proceeding, notes Allegan, Mich.-based firm, which previously reported vitamin litigation settlement payments of $995,000 and $4.2 mil. for FY 2001 and 2000, respectively...