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AmerisourceBergen Corporation v. Lebanon County Employees’ Retirement Fund
Citation:
243 A.3d 417 (Del. 2020)Facts
In 2007, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) suspended AmerisourceBergen’s license at its Orlando, Florida distribution center, concluding that AmerisourceBergen had not maintained effective controls there. AmerisourceBergen settled with the DEA and agreed to implement and maintain its facilities a compliance program. Despite these efforts, since 2012, AmerisourceBergen has been the subject of several governmental reports and state and federal lawsuits. In May 2019, the plaintiffs served a demand on AmerisourceBergen, requesting inspection of thirteen categories of books and records. AmerisourceBergen rejected the demand in its entirely, claiming that the demand did not state a proper purpose and that the scope of the inspection was overbroad. Plaintiffs filed this action, seeking to compel production of the requested documents.
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