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By KFBB News Team

Story Created: Feb 25, 2010 at 6:52 PM MST

Story Updated: Feb 25, 2010 at 6:52 PM MST

Attorney General Steve Bullock announced Thursday that he has settled a lawsuit with a major pharmaceutical company.

Bulllock's office filed a suit against pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly in 2007 on behalf of the citizens of Montana. Eli Lilly marketed and sold the drug Zyprexa for unapproved uses and failed to warn physicians of these dangers.

Today, Bullock announced the money won in the settlement will be used in the Montana Mental Health trust. He said the lawsuit was settled for 13 million dollars and that the Montana Mental Health Trust will receive 9.5 million dollars.

There are 45,000 citizens of Montana who suffer from a mental illness, meaning about 1 in 5 families are affected.

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