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Company: Bayer Corp.
Current Parent Company: Bayer
Penalty: $15,000,000
Year: 2013
Date: April 8, 2013
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: drug or medical equipment safety violation
Secondary Offense: product safety violation
Violation Description: Bayer agreed to pay $15 million to settle multi-district litigation alleging that it misled consumers into believing its combination aspirin drugs had received regulatory approval.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Eastern District of New York
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 1:09md2023
Case Name: In Re: Bayer Corp. Combination Aspirin Products Marketing And Sales Practices Litigation
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: Germany
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
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