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Legal Settlements and Loss Contingencies
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Legal Settlements and Loss Contingencies
NOTE 9 – Legal settlements and loss contingencies:
In the third quarter of 2024, Teva recorded expenses of $450 million in legal settlements and loss contingencies, compared to expenses of $314 million in the third quarter of 2023. Expenses in the third quarter of 2024 were mainly related to
a decision by the European Commission in its antitrust investigation into COPAXONE
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, and
an update to the estimated settlement provision for the opioid cases (mainly related to the settlement agreement with the city of Baltimore and the effect of the passage of time on the net present value of the discounted payments). Expenses in the third quarter of 2023 were mainly related to an update to the provision for the DOJ patient assistance program litigation, as well as an update to the estimated settlement provision of the opioid cases (mainly the effect of the passage of time on the net present value of the discounted payments). See note 10.
In the first nine months of 2024, Teva recorded expenses of $638 million in legal settlements and loss contingencies, compared to $1,009 million in the first nine months of 2023. Expenses in the first nine months of 2024 were mainly related to a decision by the European Commission in its antitrust investigation into COPAXONE, and an update to the estimated settlement provision for the opioid cases (mainly the effect of the passage of time on the net present value of the discounted payments and the settlement agreement with the city of Baltimore). Expenses in the first nine months of 2023 were mainly related to an estimated provision for the DOJ patient assistance program litigation, an update to the estimated settlement provision of the opioid cases, the provision for the settlement of the U.S. DOJ criminal antitrust charges on the marketing and pricing of certain Teva USA generic products, as well as the provision for the settlement of the reverse-payment antitrust litigation over certain HIV medicines.
As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, Teva’s provision for legal settlements and loss contingencies recorded under accrued expenses and other taxes and long-term liabilities was $4,915 million and $4,771 million, respectively.