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Cell Therapeutics Wins Federal Appeal to Pursue $22.8 Million Claim Against The Lash Group

Friday, November 20, 2009 General News
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SEATTLE, Nov. 20 Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) (Nasdaq and MTA: CTIC) announced today that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a U.S. District Court order and ruled that CTI should be allowed to pursue all of its claims against The Lash Group, sending the case back to the District Court for trial. CTI filed a complaint against The Lash Group, CTI's former third-party reimbursement consultant for CTI's product TRISENOX, in 2007 seeking $22.8 million in damages for expenses already incurred related to the investigation, defense and a settlement of claims by the U.S. government concerning Medicare reimbursement for TRISENOX and other business losses.
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In 2007, CTI settled the claims by the U.S. government without admitting liability and filed a lawsuit including claims that The Lash Group had breached its contractual obligations to CTI as related to its services, as well as an obligation to indemnify the company for damages related to the settlement. CTI sold TRISENOX in 2005 to Cephalon, Inc.
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Headquartered in Seattle, CTI is a biopharmaceutical company committed to developing an integrated portfolio of oncology products aimed at making cancer more treatable. For additional information, please visit www.CellTherapeutics.com.

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This press release includes forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties, the outcome of which could materially and/or adversely affect actual future results and the trading price of the securities of CTI. Specifically, the risks and uncertainties include risks associated with preclinical and clinical developments in the biopharmaceutical industry in general and the possibility that CTI may not be successful in obtaining a judgment for damages and that The Lash Group may appeal any award given, CTI's ability to continue to raise capital as needed to fund its operations, competitive factors, technological developments, costs of developing, producing and selling pixantrone, and the risk factors listed or described from time to time in CTI's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including, without limitation, CTI's most recent filings on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K. Except as may be required by law, CTI does not intend to update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.



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