Johnson & Johnson v. Guidant Corporation et al

  1. February 17, 2015

    Boston Sci Pays J&J $600M To Settle Guidant Merger Suit

    Boston Scientific Corp. announced Tuesday it would pay Johnson & Johnson $600 million to settle claims that acquisition target Guidant Corp. breached a contract by scuttling a proposed $21.5 billion merger with J&J, the deal coming before a judge could rule in the case's concluded bench trial.

  2. January 21, 2015

    J&J Makes Final Trial Push Over Failed $21B Guidant Merger

    Johnson & Johnson on Wednesday made its closing arguments in a bench trial over claims that onetime acquisition target Guidant Corp. breached a contract by scuttling a proposed $21.5 billion merger in 2006, saying Guidant ran afoul of the deal by providing due diligence to a third party.

  3. December 15, 2014

    Skadden Atty Testifies On Failed $21B J&J-Guidant Merger

    A Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP partner took the stand in New York federal court Monday, saying former client Guidant Corp. didn't breach a $21.5 billion merger agreement with Johnson & Johnson by providing due diligence to a third party in connection with a competing offer.

  4. November 20, 2014

    J&J, Guidant Trade Barbs In Trial Over Failed $21B Merger

    Guidant Corp. "cheated" by scuttling a $21.5 billion merger agreement with Johnson & Johnson and hooking up with rival Boston Scientific Corp., a lawyer for J&J said in New York federal court Thursday at the start of trial.

  5. July 08, 2014

    Guidant Can't Escape J&J's $22B Merger Suit Just Yet

    A New York federal court on Tuesday denied Guidant Corp.'s motion for summary judgment in a Johnson & Johnson suit alleging it breached a contract by scuttling a proposed $21.5 billion merger in 2006, allowing the case to move forward for now.

  6. July 25, 2012

    Guidant Tells Judge J&J Can't Sue Over Botched $22B Merger

    Guidant Corp. urged a New York federal judge Wednesday to nix Johnson & Johnson's suit alleging it breached a contract by scuttling a proposed $21.5 billion merger in 2006, saying J&J couldn't sue because it failed to give notice of the supposed breach.

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