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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Washington, D.C. 20549





FORM 10-Q



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| | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
	SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2001



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| | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
	SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from  to

Commission File Number: 000-21407

LASON, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)


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|DELAWARE(State or other jurisdiction of
	incorporation or organization) |  | 38-3214743(I.R.S. Employer
	identification number)

1305 Stephenson Highway

Troy, Michigan 48083


(Address of principal executive offices including
zip code)


Telephone: (248) 597-5800

(Registrants telephone number, including
area code)




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Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or such shorter
period that the registrant was required to file such reports),
and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past
90 days.  Yes 

     No

As of May 9, 2001,
19,995,570 shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value were
outstanding.

PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN OMITTED AND IS THE
SUBJECT OF A FORM 12B-25. PART I WILL BE FILED BY
AMENDMENT.









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|PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION (OMITTED)
|PART II OTHER INFORMATION             
|SIGNATURES                            
|EXHIBIT INDEX                         
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PART I  FINANCIAL INFORMATION (OMITTED)







PART II  OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

On May 14, 2001, plaintiffs Future Image Holding
Corporation and DASA Holdings Inc., the former owners of Datacom
Imaging Systems Company (Datacom), brought an action
against the Company and Lason-Canada Company (Lason
Canada) in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice alleging,
among other things, that they are owed approximately $8,000,000
(CN). The actions relate to the acquisition of Datacom Imaging
Systems Company by Lason Canada which was guaranteed by the
Company and the nonpayment of additional purchase payments which
plaintiffs assert they are owed for having achieved certain
performance levels as provided under the acquisition agreement.
The Company intends to vigorously defend the claims and is
determining whether and the extent to which the applicable
performance criteria relating to the additional purchase
payments have been achieved.

On May 2, 2001, in an arbitration matter previously
disclosed by the Company, an arbitrator awarded $1,626,415 to
Mark W. Carello and Karen Carello-Nocket.

On March 5, 2001, in an arbitration matter previously
disclosed by the Company, an arbitrator issued an award against
the Company in favor of ConEng, Inc. (formerly Content
Engineering, Inc.) (Content) and the former owners
of Content, Terri Erickson, Lili Finnegan and Darrell Clark. In
connection therewith, the parties entered into a $2,500,000
forbearance agreement on March 20, 2001, enforceable by a
stipulated judgment.

On March 1, 2001, the Company sold Marketing Associates,
Inc., to Marketing Associates, LLC, a newly created limited
liability company. In connection therewith, the previously
disclosed case brought against the Company by James Stewart, the
former owner of Marketing Associates, has been dismissed.

In January 2001, in a case previously disclosed by the
Company, a Canadian judge granted summary judgment against the
Company in favor of The Coverdale Family Trust and James
Coverdale, the former owners of Cover-All Computer Holdings
Company in connection with their claims against the Company for
$6,100,000 (CN). The Company is appealing the judgment.

On December 7, 2000, plaintiffs MSCI, Inc., Patrick and
Julie Essig, Marilyn Teeters, Vine Foundation and Hill
Charitable Trust brought suit against the Company in the U.S.
District Court for the Northern District of Illinois seeking
$2,250,000 in additional purchase payments for having achieved
certain performance levels as provided under their acquisition
agreement with the Company. Plaintiffs are seeking the
imposition of a constructive trust over the operations sold to
the Company. The Company is vigorously defending the claims and
is determining whether and the extent to which the applicable
performance criteria relating to the additional purchase
payments have been achieved.

Except with respect to the consolidated action disclosed most
recently in the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2000, various other claims have been made
against the Company in the normal course of business which
Management believes will not have a material adverse effect on
the Companys business, financial condition or results of
operations.

Item 2.  Changes in Securities and Use of
Proceeds

During the first quarter of 2001, the Company issued 3,652
shares of its common stock to an employee in connection with his
employment agreement and in consideration for services rendered.
The issuance of shares of the common stock were exempt from
registration under the Securities Act of 1933 by virtue of
Section 4(2) thereof as a transaction not involving a
public offering in consideration for services rendered.

Item 3.  Defaults upon Senior Securities

The Company did not make timely payments of certain deferred and
other interest and fees owed to its lenders under its credit
agreement, however, as of May 18, 2001, the Company made
such payments to its

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Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a vote of
Security Holders

None

Item 5.  Other Information

On May 18, 2001, the Companys wholly-owned
subsidiary, Lason International, Inc., has completed the sale of
its UK-based, Lason U.K. Limited subsidiary, to TNT Post
Group NV. As part of the transaction, the Company negotiated a
services agreement which is intended to allow the Company to be
able to continue to support its North American customers
needs for image and data capture and output services in Europe.

The Company was recently delisted from the OTC Bulletin Board.
Its shares are now quoted on the Pink Sheets.

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

a.  Exhibits

10.44 Fourth Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement.

b.  Reports on Form 8-K

On January 26, 2001, the Company filed a Form 8-K
disclosing a management change in Item 5.

On February 22, 2001, the Company filed a Form 8-K
disclosing management changes and information concerning its
credit agreement in Item 5.

On March 1, 2001, the Company filed a Form 8-K
disclosing in Item 5 that the Company sold certain of its
assets.

On March 13, 2001, the Company filed a Form 8-K
disclosing in Item 5 that the Company sold certain of its
assets.

On March 26, 2001, the Company filed a Form 8-K
disclosing in Item 5 certain management changes and a
special investigation.

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SIGNATURES


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 thereunto duly authorized.



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| | /s/ LASON, Inc.
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| | By: | /s/ RONALD D. RISHER

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| |                                      
| | Ronald D. Risher                     
| | President and Chief Executive Officer



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| | By: | /s/ DOUGLAS S. KEARNEY

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| | Douglas S. Kearney             
| | Interim Chief Financial Officer

May 18, 2001

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EXHIBIT INDEX


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|Exhibit No. |       | Description
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|            | 10.44 |             |  | Fourth Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.