County to Receive $100,000 from Lipitor Settlement

Approval of a settlement involving the cholesterol drug Lipitor will bring $100,000 to Brooke County.
Attorney General J. B. McCuskey announced the distribution of $3.5 million Friday to cities and counties as part of a settlement agreement involving the drug. 
The settlement is from an antitrust lawsuit against Pfizer Inc. and Ranbaxy Inc.
The lawsuit alleged the two companies conspired to delay the introduction onto the market of a cheaper generic version of Lipitor for…