UNITED STATES v. ABBOTT LABORATORIES

No. 78-2254.

597 F.2d 672 (1979)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ABBOTT LABORATORIES, a corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 5, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard S. Rhodes, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Harland F. Leathers, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before PELL, SPRECHER and WOOD, Circuit Judges.


SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.

The issue raised by this case is solely whether it is controlled by this circuit's prior decision in Eli Lilly & Co. v. Staats, 574 F.2d 904 (7th Cir.1978). We reject the appellant's contention that Lilly is distinguishable and affirm the district court.

In 1973 defendant Abbott Laboratories entered into four contracts to supply pharmaceutical products to the government. The contracts...

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