UNITED STATES
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0-13003 (Commission File Number) |
11-1999504 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1111 Marcus Avenue, Lake Success, New York (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
11042 (Zip Code) |
(516) 333-8230 Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions. |
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Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On July 2, 2007, E-Z-EM, Inc. (the Company) issued a press release to announce that Tyco Healthcare Group LP had filed a lawsuit against the Company in the Federal District Court in Texas alleging patent infringement related to the Companys Empower®CT and Empower®CTA injector systems. A copy of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. |
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) | Exhibits. |
99.1 Press release dated July 2, 2007. |
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SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. |
Date: July 3, 2007 | E-Z-EM, INC. (Registrant) By: /s/ Peter J. Graham Peter J. Graham Senior Vice President - Chief Legal Officer, Global Human Resources and Secretary |
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EXHIBIT INDEX |
Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit |
99.1 | Press release dated July 2, 2007. |
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