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Industry: pharmaceuticals
Penalty Total since 2000$116,245,163,450
Number of Records: 1,270
Note: The totals include only those entries matched to a parent company. The industry designation is the primary one for the parent's operations overall. The totals are adjusted to account for the fact that each parent's entries 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. They 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 individual records list below.
Top 10 Current Parent CompaniesTotal Penalty $Number of Records
Johnson & Johnson$24,497,162,77088
Pfizer$10,948,368,52398
Merck$10,710,400,03189
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries$10,242,576,79696
GlaxoSmithKline$9,572,803,40650
Purdue Pharma$9,278,372,78711
AbbVie$7,560,456,40484
Takeda Pharmaceutical$3,987,516,44732
Endo International$3,311,990,66730
Eli Lilly$2,831,299,67626

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CompanyCurrent ParentPrimary Offense TypeYearAgency sort iconPenalty Amount
Synthes USAJohnson & Johnsonwage and hour violation2016private lawsuit-federal$5,000,000
General NutritionHarbin Pharmaceutical Groupwage and hour violation2016private lawsuit-federal$9,000,000
General NutritionHarbin Pharmaceutical Groupwage and hour violation2015private lawsuit-federal$350,014
MylanViatriswage and hour violation2014private lawsuit-federal$225,000
NovartisNovartiswage and hour violation2012private lawsuit-federal$99,000,000
GenentechRochewage and hour violation2012private lawsuit-state$2,100,000
GenentechRochewage and hour violation2011private lawsuit-state$2,600,000
General NutritionHarbin Pharmaceutical Groupwage and hour violation2007private lawsuit-federal$1,910,000
General NutritionHarbin Pharmaceutical Groupwage and hour violation2005private lawsuit-federal$60,000
General NutritionHarbin Pharmaceutical Groupwage and hour violation2005private lawsuit-state$4,600,000
Abbott LaboratoriesAbbott Laboratoriesemployment discrimination2016private lawsuit-federal$210,000
Forest Laboratories, Inc.AbbVieemployment discrimination2018private lawsuit-federal$4,000,000
Medicis PharmaceuticalBausch Healthemployment discrimination2016private lawsuit-federal$7,150,000
Daiichi SankyoDaiichi Sankyoemployment discrimination2016private lawsuit-federal$8,200,000
Mallinckrodt Inc.Mallinckrodtemployment discrimination2003private lawsuit-federal$650,561
Novartis Corporation and Alcon LaboratoriesNovartisemployment discrimination2016private lawsuit-federal$8,000,000
Novartis CorporationNovartisemployment discrimination2010private lawsuit-federal$175,000,000
PfizerPfizeremployment discrimination2009private lawsuit-federal$1,365,003
Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc.Rocheemployment discrimination2012private lawsuit-federal$545,833
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLCSanofiemployment discrimination2010private lawsuit-federal$15,360,000
AstraZenecaAstraZenecaemployment discrimination2008private lawsuit-state$350,000
Pharmavite LLCOtsuka Pharmaceuticalwage and hour violation2017private lawsuit-state$1,925,000
Schering-Plough CorporationMerckbenefit plan administrator violation2012private lawsuit-federal$12,250,000
Merck & Co., Inc.Merckbenefit plan administrator violation2012private lawsuit-federal$10,400,000
WyethPfizerbenefit plan administrator violation2013private lawsuit-federal$2,000,000
Merck & Co., Inc.Merckbenefit plan administrator violation2011private lawsuit-federal$49,500,000
Amgen, Inc.Amgenbenefit plan administrator violation2017private lawsuit-federal$2,750,000
Briston-Myers SquibbBristol-Myers Squibbbenefit plan administrator violation2005private lawsuit-federal$41,220,000
Schering-Plough CorporationMerckbenefit plan administrator violation2010private lawsuit-federal$8,500,000
General Nutrition CorporationHarbin Pharmaceutical Groupemployment discrimination2019private lawsuit-federal$550,187
UCB Holdings, Inc.UCBbenefit plan administrator violation2017private lawsuit-federal$5,500,000
Merck & Co. Inc.Merckemployment discrimination2019private lawsuit-federal$6,200,000
Baxalta US Inc.Takeda Pharmaceuticalwage and hour violation2019private lawsuit-state$4,750,000
Johnson & JohnsonJohnson & Johnsonproduct safety violation2021private lawsuit-federal$2,500,000,000
Janssen PharmaceuticalsJohnson & Johnsondrug or medical equipment safety violation2019private lawsuit-federal$387,500,000
Organon USA Inc.Organon & Co.drug or medical equipment safety violation2018private lawsuit-federal$100,000,000
Endo International PLCEndo Internationaldrug or medical equipment safety violation2017private lawsuit-federal$775,000,000
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.Daiichi Sankyoproduct safety violation2017private lawsuit-federal$300,000,000
Endo Health Solutions Inc.Endo Internationalproduct safety violation2017private lawsuit-federal$15,500,000
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.Takeda Pharmaceuticaldrug or medical equipment safety violation2015private lawsuit-federal$2,400,000,000
Boehringer Ingelheim InternationalBoehringer Ingelheimdrug or medical equipment safety violation2014private lawsuit-federal$650,000,000
Endo International PLCEndo Internationaldrug or medical equipment safety violation2014private lawsuit-federal$830,000,000
MerckMerckdrug or medical equipment safety violation2014private lawsuit-federal$27,700,000
DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.Johnson & Johnsondrug or medical equipment safety violation2013private lawsuit-federal$2,475,000,000
PfizerPfizerdrug or medical equipment safety violation2013private lawsuit-federal$288,000,000
Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd.Teva Pharmaceutical Industriesproduct safety violation2012private lawsuit-federal$270,000,000
AstraZenecaAstraZenecadrug or medical equipment safety violation2010private lawsuit-federal$198,000,000
GlaxoSmithKlineGlaxoSmithKlinedrug or medical equipment safety violation2010private lawsuit-federal$770,000,000
MerckMerckdrug or medical equipment safety violation2010private lawsuit-federal$41,500,000
GlaxoSmithKlineGlaxoSmithKlinedrug or medical equipment safety violation2009private lawsuit-federal$28,000,000
PfizerPfizerdrug or medical equipment safety violation2008private lawsuit-federal$745,000,000
GlaxoSmithKlineGlaxoSmithKlinedrug or medical equipment safety violation2008private lawsuit-federal$40,000,000
Merck & Co.Merckdrug or medical equipment safety violation2007private lawsuit-federal$4,850,000,000
Eli Lilly and CompanyEli Lillydrug or medical equipment safety violation2007private lawsuit-federal$500,000,000
GlaxoSmithKlineGlaxoSmithKlinedrug or medical equipment safety violation2006private lawsuit-state$63,833,148
Johnson & JohnsonJohnson & Johnsondrug or medical equipment safety violation2005private lawsuit-federal$15,000,000
Eli Lilly and CompanyEli Lillydrug or medical equipment safety violation2005private lawsuit-federal$690,000,000
Johnson & JohnsonJohnson & Johnsondrug or medical equipment safety violation2004private lawsuit-federal$90,000,000
PfizerPfizerdrug or medical equipment safety violation2004private lawsuit-federal$750,000,000
Johnson & JohnsonJohnson & Johnsondrug or medical equipment safety violation2002private lawsuit-federal$45,000,000
American Home ProductsPfizerdrug or medical equipment safety violation2002private lawsuit-federal$3,750,000,000
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Johnson & Johnsonproduct safety violation2022private lawsuit-federal$150,000,000
Pernix Therapeutics, LLCCurrax PharmaceuticalsWARN Act violation2019private lawsuit-federal$300,000
CSL Plasma Inc.CSL Limitedprivacy violation2022private lawsuit-federal$9,900,000
Abbott LaboratoriesAbbVieprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011private lawsuit-federal$52,000,000
Abbott LaboratoriesAbbVieprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009private lawsuit-federal$65,700,000
Abbott LaboratoriesAbbVieprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009private lawsuit-federal$10,000,000
Abbott LaboratoriesAbbVieprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009private lawsuit-federal$250,000,000
Abbott LaboratoriesAbbVieprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011private lawsuit-federal$9,615,384
Abbott LaboratoriesAbbVieprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2005private lawsuit-federal$72,500,000
Actavis Elizabeth LLCTeva Pharmaceutical Industriesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2022private lawsuit-federal$1,100,000
Actavis Elizabeth LLCTeva Pharmaceutical Industriesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$19,900,000
Actavis Inc.Teva Pharmaceutical Industriesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$71,000,000
Actavis Inc.Teva Pharmaceutical Industriesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$41,000,000
Actavis Mid-Atlantic LLCTeva Pharmaceutical Industriesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011private lawsuit-federal$118,614,000
AllerganAbbVieprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019private lawsuit-federal$934,903
AllerganAbbVieprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019private lawsuit-federal$1,003,634
AllerganAbbVieprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019private lawsuit-federal$806,991
AllerganAbbVieprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017private lawsuit-federal$15,000,000
Allergan Inc.AbbVieprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$3,000,000
Allergan Inc.AbbVieprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$51,250,000
Allergan Inc.AbbVieprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2022private lawsuit-federal$30,000,000
Allergan PLCAbbVieprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$62,500,000
Allergan PLCAbbVieprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$120,000,000
Allergan, Inc.AbbVieprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$13,450,000
American BioScience Inc.Bristol-Myers Squibbprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003private lawsuit-federal$815,000
Amgen Inc.Amgenprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011private lawsuit-federal$9,615,384
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLCAmneal Pharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019private lawsuit-federal$400,000
Andrx CorporationTeva Pharmaceutical Industriesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003private lawsuit-federal$55,000,000
Astellas Pharma US, Inc.Astellas Pharmaprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$98,000,000
Astellas Pharma US, Inc.Astellas Pharmaprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$13,250,000
AstraZenecaAstraZenecaprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2007private lawsuit-federal$24,000,000
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LPAstraZenecaprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013private lawsuit-federal$11,000,000
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LPAstraZenecaprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2012private lawsuit-federal$20,000,000
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LPAstraZenecaprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011private lawsuit-federal$13,000,000
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LPAstraZenecaprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011private lawsuit-federal$90,000,000
Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc.Sanofiprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013private lawsuit-federal$800,000
Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc.Sanofiprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011private lawsuit-federal$3,500,000
Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc.Sanofiprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011private lawsuit-federal$9,615,384
Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc.Sanofiprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2000private lawsuit-federal$22,000,000
Barr Laboratories Inc.Teva Pharmaceutical Industriesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017private lawsuit-state$225,000,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.