Government and nongovernmental organization across Africa are suing American multinational pharmaceutical firm Abbot Laboratories for failure to keep to its term of the contract in delivering Covid-19 Tests Kits. With this development Abbot Laboratories faces multimillion-dollar lawsuit over contract compliance with African Covid-19 Test Kits due to its inability to execute orders and to deliver came at the expense of African companies causing financial loss and damage to their reputations.
According to Centurion Law Group which has been engaged to institute the legal action against Abbott Laboratories, the multinational company willfully undersupplying African suppliers of COVID-19 test kits even when the African parties made orders first, delivery was effected last or not at all.
“Abbott Laboratories should have known better and their handling of orders of COVID-19 test kits have caused serious health and financial damages to many Africans,” stated NJ Ayuk, CEO of Centurion Law Group. “We do not take this case lightly. These are trying times, and though a corporation is big and powerful, it does not give it the right to undermine the rights of African companies and governments who placed orders of COVID-19 test products,” added Mr. Ayuk.
Abbott Laboratories has been expanding on the continent and pushing for a lot of new business. Many African suppliers and governments were proactive in their response to the pandemic and placed timely orders with Abbott Laboratories. The inability of Abbott Laboratories to execute orders and to deliver came at the expense of African companies causing financial loss and damage to their reputations.
Kelechi Deca
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