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Olympus panel recommends $1.2 billion suit: source


    TOKYO (Reuters) - Olympus Corp is considering recommendations by an external panel that it sue almost 20 current and former executives, including its current president Shuichi Takayama, for scandal-related damages totaling about 90 billion yen ($1.2 billion), a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday.

    Takayama is considering resigning to take responsibility, the source said. OLYMPUS (JP7733.TK)said in a statement that it would announce the contents of any suit on Tuesday. It declined to comment on whether Takayama planned to step down.

    (Reporting by Reiji Murai; Editing by Robert Birsel)