The relationship between Johnson & Johnson and Guidant continued to slide as Eliot Spitzer , the New York attorney general , formally announced a lawsuit he had filed accusing Guidant of fraud in connection with sales of a defibrillator model that short-circuited in some cases .
Eliot Spitzer /business/person/company New York
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Eliot Spitzer
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New York
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