(January 3, 2018, 11:41 AM EST) -- SANTA ANA, Calif. — Defendants in a pair of related securities class action lawsuits alleging an insider-trading and front-running scheme regarding pharmaceutical company Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.’s attempt at a hostile takeover of Allergan Inc. will pay $290 million to settle the claims against them, according to a press release issued by Valeant on Dec. 29 (Anthony Basile, et al. v. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc., et al., No. 14-2004, C.D. Calif., and Timber Hill LLC v. Pershing Square Capital Management, No. 17-4776, C.D. Calif.)....