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Actelion Must Pay $547M in Dispute with Asahi Kasei

May 3, 2011

LONDON – The pressure on Actelion Ltd. is intensifying after a U.S. jury said the company should pay out $547 million in its license dispute with Asahi Kasei Pharma Corp of Tokyo.

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