ABUJA, July 30 (Reuters) - U.S. drugmaker Pfizer signed a settlement worth up to $75 million with Nigeria's Kano state on Thursday related to a 1996 meningitis drug trial, the two parties said in a ...

* Settled suit over 1996 trial of meningitis drug Trovan * Kano state counsel says deal to be signed Thursday * Source says Pfizer to pay $75 mln under proposed deal (Adds details on settlement from ...

The company, which denies any wrongdoing, is accused of using a 1996 meningitis epidemic to push through a sloppily managed drug study that contributed to death in some and infirmities in others. The ...