HLB Therapeutics loses final Supreme Court bid over South Korean vaccine-cartel fine
By Jenny Lee ( November 26, 2025, 03:26 GMT | Insight) -- HLB Therapeutics has lost its final appeal against South Korea’s antitrust regulator involving its role in a massive public sector vaccine procurement cartel, a ruling that validates the watchdog's crackdown and narrows the escape route for other major pharmaceutical companies awaiting judgment.HLB Therapeutics has lost its final appeal against South Korea’s antitrust regulator involving its role in a massive public-sector vaccine procurement cartel, a ruling that validates the watchdog's crackdown and narrows the escape route for other major pharmaceutical companies awaiting judgment....
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