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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 TypeYear sort iconAgencyPenalty Amount
AbbVie Inc.AbbVieFalse Claims Act and related2019IL-AG$13,747,929
Aventis PharmaceuticalsSanofiFalse Claims Act and related2019IL-AG$14,708,388
Forest Laboratories Inc.AbbVieFalse Claims Act and related2019IL-AG$7,089,034
GlaxoSmithKline LLCGlaxoSmithKlineFalse Claims Act and related2019IL-AG$54,653,931
Johnson & JohnsonJohnson & JohnsonFalse Claims Act and related2019IL-AG$49,505,368
Novartis PharmaceuticalsNovartisFalse Claims Act and related2019IL-AG$21,280,356
Pfizer Inc.PfizerFalse Claims Act and related2019IL-AG$41,047,101
Pharmacia CorporationPfizerFalse Claims Act and related2019IL-AG$18,960,210
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A.Takeda PharmaceuticalFalse Claims Act and related2019IL-AG$5,833,333
Johnson & JohnsonJohnson & Johnsondrug or medical equipment safety violation2019MULTI-AG$116,860,000
Avanir PharmaceuticalsOtsuka PharmaceuticalFalse Claims Act and related2019MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $7,000,000
Merck & Company, Inc.Merckemployment discrimination2019OFCCP$289,755
Mylan N.V.Viatrisinvestor protection violation2019SEC$30,000,000
Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Lupin LimitedFalse Claims Act and related2019TX-AG$63,000,000
Merck & Co. Inc.Merckemployment discrimination2019private lawsuit-federal$6,200,000
Baxalta US Inc.Takeda Pharmaceuticalwage and hour violation2019private lawsuit-state$4,750,000
Phibro-Tech Inc.Phibro Animal Healthenvironmental violation2019CA-DTSC$495,000
ELI LILLY & CO LTCEli Lillyenvironmental violation2019IN-ENV$45,000
ZOETIS LLCZoetisenvironmental violation2019MI-ENV$14,625
MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPMerckenvironmental violation2019NJ-ENV$8,000
AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS LLCAmneal Pharmaceuticalsenvironmental violation2019NJ-ENV$32,400
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Merckenvironmental violation2019VA-ENV$17,290
GNCHarbin Pharmaceutical Groupemployment discrimination2019NY-NYCCHR$35,000
Janssen PharmaceuticalsJohnson & Johnsondrug or medical equipment safety violation2019private lawsuit-federal$387,500,000
Pernix Therapeutics, LLCCurrax PharmaceuticalsWARN Act violation2019private lawsuit-federal$300,000
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
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLCAmneal Pharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019private lawsuit-federal$400,000
Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries LtdSun Pharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019private lawsuit-federal$400,000
Wockhardt LimitedWockhardt Limitedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019private lawsuit-federal$340,000
General Nutrition Centers Inc.Harbin Pharmaceutical Groupconsumer protection violation2019private lawsuit-federal$6,000,000
Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc.Johnson & Johnsonconsumer protection violation2019private lawsuit-federal$2,400,000
Allergan IncAbbViewage and hour violation2019MI-LEO$7,656
Teva Pharmaceuticals Inc.Teva Pharmaceutical IndustriesFalse Claims Act and related2019private lawsuit-federal$54,000,000
DEPUY SYNTHESJohnson & Johnsonworkplace safety or health violation2019OSHA$5,000
TARO PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.Sun Pharmaceuticalsworkplace safety or health violation2019OSHA$18,565
CSL PLASMACSL Limitedworkplace safety or health violation2019OSHA$15,422
WOCKHARDT USA MORTON GROVE DBA MORTON GROVE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.Wockhardt Limitedworkplace safety or health violation2019OSHA$7,900
PHARMAVITE LLCOtsuka Pharmaceuticalworkplace safety or health violation2019OSHA$5,775
GENERAL NUTRITION CORPORATIONHarbin Pharmaceutical Groupworkplace safety or health violation2019OSHA$7,674
DePuy SynthesJohnson & Johnsonenvironmental violation2019EPA$51,750
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Inc.Dr. Reddy's Laboratoriesdrug or medical equipment safety violation2018DOJ_CIVIL$5,000,000
Abiomed, Inc.Johnson & JohnsonFalse Claims Act and related2018USAO$3,100,000
Alere Inc.Abbott LaboratoriesFalse Claims Act and related2018DOJ_CIVIL$33,200,000
Allergan Inc.AbbVieFalse Claims Act and related2018USAO$3,500,000
Pfizer, Inc.PfizerFalse Claims Act and related2018DOJ_CIVIL$23,850,000
Roche Diagnostics CorporationRocheemployment discrimination2018OFCCP$261,782
SanofiSanofiForeign Corrupt Practices Act2018SEC$25,200,000
Abbott LaboratoriesAbbott Laboratoriesoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2018USAO$25,000,000
Amgen, Inc.Amgenemployment discrimination2018OFCCP$283,701
Clovis Oncology Inc.Clovis Oncologyinvestor protection violation2018SEC$20,000,000
Forest Laboratories, Inc.AbbVieemployment discrimination2018private lawsuit-federal$4,000,000
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.Johnson & JohnsonFalse Claims Act and related2018DOJ_CIVIL$360,000,000
Cody Laboratories IncLannett Co.motor vehicle safety violation2018FMCSA$8,510
Abbott LaboratoriesAbbott Laboratoriesconsumer protection violation2018NY-AG$50,000
AbbVie Inc.AbbViekickbacks and bribery2018MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $1,800,000
Alere Inc.Abbott LaboratoriesFalse Claims Act and related2018MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $4,860,779
AstraZenecaAstraZenecaFalse Claims Act and related2018TX-AG$110,000,000
Pfizer Inc.Pfizerconsumer protection violation2018NY-AG$700,000
Watson, Inc.Teva Pharmaceutical IndustriesFalse Claims Act and related2018MS-AG$33,408,547
Mallinckrodt Enterprises, LLCMallinckrodtwage and hour violation2018WHD$54,805
Valeant Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Bausch Healthinsurance violation2018CA-INS$1,875,000
KREMERS URBAN PHARMACEUTICALS INCLannett Co.environmental violation2018IN-ENV$12,800
AKORN OPERATING COMPANY LLCAkorn Inc.environmental violation2018NJ-ENV$5,850
AMRI Rensselaer, Inc.Curia Inc.environmental violation2018NY-ENV$21,250
Organon USA Inc.Organon & Co.drug or medical equipment safety violation2018private lawsuit-federal$100,000,000
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
Allergan Inc.AbbVieprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$3,000,000
Allergan, Inc.AbbVieprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$13,450,000
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbHBoehringer Ingelheimprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$27,000,000
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.Endo Internationalprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$60,000,000
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.Endo Internationalprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$40,000,000
Impax Laboratories, Inc.Amneal Pharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$20,000,000
Impax Laboratories, Inc.Amneal Pharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$37,500,000
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.Bausch Healthprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$23,000,000
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.Bausch Healthprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$35,000,000
Mylan Inc.Viatrisprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$96,525,000
Pfizer Inc.Pfizerprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$94,000,000
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.Teva Pharmaceutical Industriesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$27,000,000
Otsuka American Pharmaceutical IncOtsuka Pharmaceuticalwage and hour violation2018MI-LEO$12,500
Otsuka American Pharmaceutical IncOtsuka Pharmaceuticalwage and hour violation2018MI-LEO$5,070
DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, LLCJohnson & Johnsonworkplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$5,654
ALCAMI CORPORATIONAlcamiworkplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$6,652
JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER, INC.Johnson & Johnsonworkplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$7,853
SIGMA-ALDRICHMerck KGaA (EMD)workplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$23,632
CAMBREX CHARLES CITY, INC.Cambrexworkplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$18,000
Aldrich ChemicalMerck KGaA (EMD)environmental violation2018EPA$5,000
Aldrich Chemical, LLCMerck KGaA (EMD)environmental violation2018EPA$5,000
KREMERS URBAN PHARMACEUTICALS INCLannett Co.environmental violation2018EPA$285,000
Shire Pharmaceuticals LLCTakeda PharmaceuticalFalse Claims Act and related2017DOJ_CIVIL$350,000,000
Allergan Inc.AbbVieinvestor protection violation2017SEC$15,000,000
Mallinckrodt ARD IncMallinckrodtprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017FTC$100,000,000
EMD Millipore Corp.Merck KGaA (EMD)environmental violation2017EPA$385,000
Sanofi-PasteurSanofiFalse Claims Act and related2017DOJ_CIVIL$19,868,194
Galena Biopharma, Inc.SELLAS Life Sciences Groupaccounting fraud or deficiencies2017SEC$200,000
Mallinckrodt LLCMallinckrodtControlled Substances Act violation2017DEA$35,000,000
ExecuPharm, Inc.Parexel InternationalFamily and Medical Leave Act2017WHD$5,900
Alere San Diego Inc.Abbott Laboratorieswage and hour violation2017WHD$10,572
Novo Nordisk Inc.Novo Holdings A/SFalse Claims Act and related2017DOJ_CIVIL$58,650,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.