An unfavorable ruling by a judge has scuttled an agreement in which Eli Lilly would have capped insulin prices and paid $13.5 million to resolve claims that it had inflated the drug's cost.

Lawyers for a proposed nationwide class of individuals, who paid for Lilly's Humalog injection and other insulin drugs, said in a filing in Newark, N.J. federal court that they and Lilly had decided not to go forward seeking approval for the deal.

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Alan Goforth

Alan Goforth is a freelance writer in suburban Kansas City. In addition to freelancing for several publications, he has written a dozen books about sports and other topics.