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NEW YORK (AP) - Pfizer Inc. and Microsoft Corp. are teaming up to fight the slew of spam e-mails hawking Viagra [...]

The companies said Thursday they had filed a total of 17 lawsuits __

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=domesticNews&storyID=75982...

Pfizer, Microsoft Sue Web Sites Over Illegal Viagra Thu Feb 10, 2005 03:30 PM ET

By Bill Berkrot

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc. and Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday they filed parallel lawsuits against Web site operators and spam advertisers that sell illegal versions of Pfizer's Viagra.

The companies said the lawsuits follow a seven-month investigation to discover the identity of two Web site operators together with those advertising them via spam e-mails.

Pfizer has filed suit against CanadianPharmacy and E-Pharmacy Direct, while Microsoft has filed civil actions against the spam advertisers for the Web sites. Microsoft has also filed three suits against spam advertisers who advertise unauthorized or counterfeit versions of Viagra on other online pharmacies under such names as Discount RX, Virtual RX, and EzyDrugStore.com.

Jeff C.