Expenses related to litigation cut profit by 289 million euros in the quarter, Deutsche Bank said.
A Landis+Gyr spokesman said the company would not comment on a matter related to litigation.
GlaxoSmithKline said a "vast majority" of the recent reports regarding Avandia was related to litigation.
In a report last month, he wrote that Citigroup could take a $1.25 billion charge this year related to litigation or regulatory issues and a $600 million charge related to Brazil.
Visa said it planned to deposit a portion of the company's proceeds from the offering into an escrow account to pay settlements or judgments related to litigation.
Credit Suisse officials said the dismal fourth quarter was caused by weakness in the financial markets and by sizable charges related to litigation against the investment banking division, Credit Suisse First Boston, which Mr. Mack runs.
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The reason for the – unexpected – loss isn't hard to find: the company says it includes $7.8 million in costs related to litigation with Nielsen and the related settlement.
Its services include analysis of products, people, property, processes and finances related to litigation, product recall, regulatory compliance, research, development and design.
And there was other bad news: the company has taken a charge of $224 million for the year on related to "litigation settlement charges," presumably in connection with the phone-hacking scandal in the UK.
