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June 2, 2004
 The People of
the State of New York, by Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General of the
State of New York, Complaint made
against GlaxoSmithKline, PLC
GIaxoSmithKline, pIc
and SmithKline Beecham Corporation (doing business as
GlaxoSmithKline and together referred to as "GSK") are
collectively a pharmaceutical manufacturer with net income
(adjusted earnings) in 2002 of over $6.9 billion. GSK has engaged
in repeated and persistent fraud by misrepresenting, concealing
and otherwise failing to disclose to physicians information in its
control concerning the safety and effectiveness of its
antidepressant medication paroxetine HCL ("paroxetine")
in treating children and adolescents with Major Depressive
Disorder ("MDD"). GSK sells paroxetine in the United
States under the names Paxi]@ and Paxi] CRTM. Unti] 2003, GSK had
market exclusivity for paroxetine in the US.
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