European Factors to Watch-Indexes to start 4th quarter on back foot

LONDON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Financial spreadbetters expected Britain's FTSE 100 to open 15 to 20 points lower, or as much as 0.3 percent, Germany's DAX to open 22 to 27 points lower, or as much as 0.3 percent, and France's CAC 40 to open 16 to 18 points lower, or as much as 0.4 percent. COMPANY NEWS NOVARTIS A federal judge said Novartis AG must face a U.S. government lawsuit accusing the Swiss drugmaker of paying multimillion-dollar kickbacks, including a $9,750 dinner