Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Sues Eli Lilly and Company, Arguing Breach of Contract in Marketing Rival Diabetes Drug

Amylin Pharmaceuticals is hauling one of its big partners, Eli Lilly, into court.

San Diego-based Amylin (NASDAQ: AMLN) said today it has filed a suit in the U.S. District Court for Southern California, that accuses Lilly of anticompetitive behavior and violating a 2002 agreement between the companies that covers the marketing of exenatide (Byetta) for patients with diabetes.

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