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Pharmaceutical Sales and Consulting Corp. v. J.W.S. Delavau Co.
Citation:
59 F. Supp. 2d 398 (D.N.J. 1999)Facts
Plaintiff Pharmaceutical Sales and Consulting Corporation (PSCC) filed this action. Plaintiff and defendant entered into a Sales, Consulting, and Confidential Disclosure Agreement whereby Delavau was to pay PSCC a commission for sales PSCC brought to Delavau from Lederle Laboratories, Inc. PSCC alleges that defendant Delavau failed to pay commissions due and owing to PSCC. Throughout discovery, PSCC represented that it was a corporation under the laws of New Jersey, but was notified for the first time that it was not a New Jersey corporation by the state. Plaintiff’s counsel verified that no certificate of incorporation was filed.
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