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Violation Tracker Current Parent Company Summary
Current Parent Company Name: Boston Scientific Corp.
Ownership Structure: publicly traded (ticker symbol BSX)
Headquartered in: Massachusetts
Major Industry: medical equipment and supplies
Specific Industry: medical devices
Penalty total since 2000: $1,647,185,388
Number of records: 19
| Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined) | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
| safety-related offenses | $1,520,438,185 | 10 |
| government-contracting-related offenses | $104,150,000 | 3 |
| employment-related offenses | $15,200,000 | 2 |
| competition-related offenses | $7,040,000 | 1 |
| financial offenses | $277,017 | 1 |
| Top 5 Primary Offense Types | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
| drug or medical equipment safety violation | $1,520,350,000 | 6 |
| False Claims Act and related | $104,150,000 | 3 |
| benefit plan administrator violation | $15,200,000 | 2 |
| price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | $7,040,000 | 1 |
| economic sanction violation | $277,017 | 1 |
Notes: Parent-subsidiary linkages are based on relationships current as of the latest revision listed in the
Update Log, which may vary from what was the case when a violation occurred. The penalty totals are adjusted to account for the fact that the individual entries below may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. The totals are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the list below.
Links: Subsidy Tracker data on financial assistance to this company by federal, state and local government agencies can be found
here.
Individual Penalty Records:
Click on the company or penalty amount for more information on each case.
| Company | Primary Offense Type | Year | Agency | Penalty Amount  |
| Boston Scientific Corp. | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2020 | private lawsuit-federal | $915,000,000 |
| Guidant LLC | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2011 | FDA | $296,000,000 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2021 | MULTI-AG | $188,600,000 |
| Endovascular Technologies Inc. | False Claims Act and related | 2003 | DOJ_CIVIL | $92,400,000 |
| Boston Scientific Corp. | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2005 | USAO | $74,000,000 |
| Boston Scientific Corp. | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2013 | FDA | $30,000,000 |
| Guidant Corporation | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2007 | MULTI-AG | $16,750,000 |
| Guidant LLC | False Claims Act and related | 2011 | DOJ_CIVIL | $9,250,000 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | benefit plan administrator violation | 2010 | private lawsuit-federal | $8,200,000 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2003 | FTC | $7,040,000 |
| Guidant Corporation | benefit plan administrator violation | 2010 | private lawsuit-federal | $7,000,000 |
| Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation | False Claims Act and related | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,500,000 |
| Guidant Corporation | economic sanction violation | 2007 | OFAC | $277,017 |
| BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | environmental violation | 2013 | EPA | $69,000 |
| BOSTON SCIENTIFIC | aviation safety violation | 2016 | FAA | $50,000 |
| BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATION | workplace safety or health violation | 2016 | OSHA | $18,560 |
| BOSTON SCIENTIFIC | workplace safety or health violation | 2003 | OSHA | $13,100 |
| Boston Scientific Corp. | air pollution violation | 2023 | MN-ENV | $11,186 |
| BOSTON SCIENTIFIC | workplace safety or health violation | 2003 | OSHA | $6,525 |
