The city expected the legal challenge and is confident it will prevail, said Ave Maria Brennan, senior counsel of the administrative law division in the city's Law Department.
Even if bad vibes from the French government keep Novartis (nyse: NVS - news - people ) from bidding for French rival Aventis (nyse: AVE - news - people ), it still remains a firm to watch for investors in American drug companies such as Pfizer (nyse: PFE - news - people ) and Merck (nyse: MRK - news - people ), who compete directly with the Swiss giant.
Hagar's show at First Ave. (the club, not the street it's on) was the place to be Sunday night.
CropScience was formed from the merger of Bayer's existing agrochemicals business with the one it bought from Aventis (nyse: AVE - news - people ).
It has an office above the Apple Store on 9th Ave and 14th Street in New York.
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Fine Midtown Indian restaurant with an attractive setting and good lunch-time buffet that make it worth the visit.l Maya -- 1191 First Ave.
But the food, although beautifully presented, isn't as tasty as it looks. l Wilkinson's Seafood -- 1573 York Ave.
It is now the Willie Dixon Blues Heaven Foundation (2120 S Michigan Ave), named for the bassist who wrote most of Chess's hits.
The allergy pill Allegra, from Aventis (nyse: AVE - news - people ), might stop your runny nose but it can also give you a backache.
In August, Aventis (nyse: AVE - news - people ), which had originally developed pagoclone and had licensed it to Indevus, decided not to exercise its option to develop the drug.
Basel, Switzerland-based Novartis (nyse: NVS - news - people ) issued a statement this morning confirming that it has done detailed feasibility studies on a white knight bid for Aventis (nyse: AVE - news - people ), which is the target of a hostile takeover by Sanofi-Synthelabo (nyse: SNY - news - people ).
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