Abbott Labs
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Nov. 23-24 hearing is scheduled in Chicago federal court on plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction against Alza Corp. and Abbott Laboratories to block the proposed merger pending dissemination to Alza shareholders the facts concerning the status of Abbott's negotiations with FDA on manufacturing deficiencies at Abbott's Lake County, Illinois facilities, Abbott reports Oct. 28. Abbott announced continuing difficulties with FDA on Sept. 28 (1"The Gray Sheet" Oct. 4, p. 16), seven days after Alza shareholders approved the merger