In Brief: Fujisawa
Executive Summary
Fujisawa: Files appeal of the July 25 Chicago federal court summary judgment dismissal of its law suit against former Lyphomed Chairman and CEO John Kapoor. Fujisawa had filed the suit in 1992 alleging that Kapoor defrauded the company by filing false ANDA data with FDA between 1980-86 before the Japanese-based firm had acquired Lyphomed. Judge Elaine Bucklo "did not rule on the merits of the case but dismissed our claims on technical legal grounds," Fujisawa maintains. Kapoor maintains that Fujisawa "mismanaged" Lyphomed...
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