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Guidant Sues Participants in Contract Bid

May 4, 2005

Medical devicemaker Guidant accuses the North Broward Hospital District of hiring a consulting firm that steered a multimillion-dollar contract for pacemakers and other cardiac devices to a company the consultant manages. Indianapolis, Ind.-based Guidant's sales unit sued the district, the consultant, two competitors and the company that won the contract, alleging they engaged in secret negotiations outside the formal bid process.

The Miami Herald

(http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/11547801.htm)