DETROIT, July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. (NYSE Amex: CPD) announced that on July 17, 2009 and July 23, 2009, two purported federal securities class action lawsuits were filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan against the Company and certain of its executive officers. The defendants have not yet been served with either suit. Plaintiffs purport to represent the class of persons who purchased or otherwise acquired the common stock of the Company generally between May 29, 2008 and June 25, 2009. Plaintiffs generally allege that during this time period defendants violated federal securities laws, primarily related to public statements on FDA compliance. The Company believes the plaintiffs' allegations are without merit and intends to vigorously contest the actions. Detroit-based Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd., develops, manufactures, markets and distributes generic and private-label pharmaceuticals to the nation's largest wholesalers, distributors, drugstore chains and managed care providers. Safe Harbor: This news release contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Without limitation, the words "believe" or "expect" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties are contained in the Corporation's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Part I, Item 1A of our most recent Form 10-K, and include but are not limited to: information of a preliminary nature that may be subject to adjustment, potentially not obtaining or delay in obtaining FDA approval for new products, governmental restrictions on the sale of certain products, development by competitors of new or superior products or less expensive products or new technology for the production of products, the entry into the market of new competitors, market and customer acceptance and demand for new pharmaceutical products, availability of raw materials, timing and success of product development and launches, dependence on few products generating majority of sales, product liability claims for which the Company may be inadequately insured, and other risks identified in this report and from time to time in our periodic reports and registration statements. These forward-looking statements represent our judgment as of the date of this report. We disclaim, however, any intent or obligation to update our forward-looking statements. DATASOURCE: Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. CONTACT: Daniel Movens, +1-313-871-8400, or Thomas Versosky, +1-313-556-4150, both of Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. Web Site: http://www.caraco.com/

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