Biovail Announces Litigation Settlement
TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 23, 2008--Biovail Corporation (NYSE:BVF)(TSX:BVF) today announced that a
settlement agreement has been reached to resolve all outstanding
litigation involving former Banc of America Securities analyst Jerry I.
Treppel, including all claims asserted against the Company by Mr.
Treppel, and all claims by and against each of Eugene Melnyk and Mr.
Treppel. The litigation originally commenced in April 2003.
The terms of the settlement are confidential; however, they are not
material to Biovail's cash flows or operating results.
About Biovail Corporation
Biovail Corporation is a specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in the
formulation, clinical testing, registration, manufacture, and
commercialization of pharmaceutical products. The Company is focused on
the development and commercialization of medicines that address unmet
medical needs in niche specialty central nervous system (CNS) markets.
For more information about Biovail, visit the Company's Web site at www.biovail.com.
For further information, please contact Nelson F. Isabel at 905-286-3000
or send inquiries to ir@biovail.com.
CONTACT: Biovail Corporation
Nelson F. Isabel, (905) 286-3000
Vice-President, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
Source: Biovail Corporation
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