
Abbott Laboratories: Corporate Profile and History
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The provided text is an excerpt from a Wikipedia article focusing on Abbott Laboratories, an American multinational medical devices and health care company. It details the company’s extensive history, beginning with its 1888 foundation and charting its global expansion and numerous corporate acquisitions over the decades. The source also summarizes Abbott’s core operations and products, categorizing them into nutrition, diagnostics, medical devices, and established pharmaceuticals. Finally, it includes a significant section on various litigations and controversies involving the company, ranging from tax arrangements and marketing fraud settlements to recent product recalls and legal actions concerning infant formula.