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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 13, 2012
ALSERES PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 0-6533 | 87-0277826 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 239 South Street, Hopkinton, Massachusetts | 01748 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (508) 497-2360
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions ( see General Instruction A.2. below):
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On March 13, 2012 the Company received notice that Children’s Hospital Boston and Children’s Medical Center Corporation had filed a lawsuit in Middlesex Superior Court, Middlesex County, Massachusetts seeking to recover amounts alleged to be owed by the Company to the plaintiffs totaling $642,906. The Company does not agree that the amounts claimed are in fact owed and will pursue all legal remedies available to it to defend this claim.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Alseres Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | ||||
| Date: March 19, 2012 | By: | /s/ Kenneth L. Rice, Jr. | ||
| Kenneth L. Rice, Jr. | ||||
| Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
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