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J&J;, Boehringer Settle Spy Suits

Times Staff and Wire Reports

Johnson & Johnson and Boehringer Mannheim Corp., rivals in the business of blood-sugar monitors, said they have settled their corporate spying lawsuits against each other. The companies did not release terms of the settlement. Indianapolis-based Boehringer sued New Brunswick, N.J.-based Johnson & Johnson in June, alleging that employees of its Lifescan Inc. subsidiary in California had spied on Boehringer for 18 months ending in March 1994 and had stolen a prototype of a blood-sugar monitor and confidential documents. The monitors are used by diabetics to determine when they need an insulin shot. Lifescan had countersued in September, accusing Boehringer of hiring detectives and having workers pose as potential customers to obtain secrets.

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