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Company: Express Scripts Inc.
Current Parent Company: Cigna
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Penalty: $9,500,000
Year: 2008
Date: May 27, 2008
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts agreed to pay $9.5 million to settle multistate litigation alleging that it engaged in unfair business practices by not clearly disclosing details about its practices relating to switching drugs when filling prescriptions.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Multistate Attorneys General Case
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Connecticut
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: healthcare services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: insurance; managed care
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