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BTG unit pleads guilty in U.S. to misbranding, to pay $36 mln

Nov 7 (Reuters) - A U.S. unit of British drug company BTG Plc pleaded guilty on Monday to a misdemeanor related to its misbranding of the embolic device LC Bead, and will pay about $36 million to resolve its criminal and civil liability, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

The plea agreement for BTG (Frankfurt: 908827 - news) 's Biocompatibles Inc unit was filed with the federal court in Washington, D.C., the Justice Department said. (Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Bernadette Baum)