Farrell, Leo J. v. Abbott Laboratories

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________ No. 01-1952 IN RE: ABBOTT LABORATORIES DERIVATIVE SHAREHOLDERS LITIGATION ____________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. No. 99 C 7246—James B. Moran, Judge. ____________ ARGUED OCTOBER 23, 2001—DECIDED MARCH 28, 2003 ____________ Before HARLINGTON WOOD, JR., CUDAHY, and KANNE, Circuit Judges. HARLINGTON WOOD, JR., Circuit Judge. This share- holder derivative suit arises from a consent decree be- tween Abbott Laboratories (“Abbott”) and the Food and…