Bristol-Myers Squibb's (BMY) bid to dismiss a $6.7 billion lawsuit related to its Celgene acquisition was rejected by a US judge, Reuters reported Monday.
The lawsuit, filed by UMB Bank (UMBF), claimed the drugmaker cheated shareholders of the former Celgene by delaying federal approval of three drugs, according to the report.
Bristol Myers acquired Celgene in 2019 in a deal which also entitled shareholders to receive an extra $9 per share contingent upon the timely approval of cancer drug Breyanzi, and the drugs Ozanimod and Ide-cel.
Bristol-Myers Squibb and UMB Bank did not immediately respond to MTNewswires' requests for comment.
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