Simonet Paxil CR® Settlement
Settlement Information Website
On September 10, 2009 the Court granted final approval to the Settlement.
The Claims Administrator distributed settlement checks on May 5, 2010.

If You Purchased or Paid for Paxil CR®
between April 1, 2002 and March 4, 2005,
You Could Get a Payment From a Class Action Settlement.

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There is a Settlement in a class action lawsuit. The case is called Simonet v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., No. 06-1230. The case is pending in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. The lawsuit involves the drug Paxil CR®. Paxil CR® is manufactured and marketed by the defendant SmithKline Beecham, also known as GlaxoSmithKline, ("GSK"). The lawsuit claims that Paxil CR® tablets contained a manufacturing defect that caused some of the tablets to split apart. GSK denies all of these claims and any liability.


Consumer Class

If you are a Consumer who purchased or paid for (in whole or in part) Paxil CR® in the United States and its territories between April 1, 2002 and March 4, 2005.

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Third-Party Payor ("TPP") Class

The Third-Party Payor ("TPP") Class includes all entities in the United States and its
territories (other than Medicaid, Medicare and other federally-funded government
healthcare programs) that purchased, paid for or reimbursed for (in whole or in part)
Paxil CR® between April 1, 2002 and March 4, 2005.


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