Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
Current Parent Company:
CVS Health
Penalty:
$2,400,000
Year:
2015
Date:
May 21, 2015
Offense Group:
consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense:
consumer protection violation
Violation Description:
CVS agreed to pay a $2.02 million civil penalty split equally among the District Attorneys of Los Angeles, Riverside and Ventura counties, plus costs and a consumer protection trust fund that brought the total to $2.4 million, in settlement of allegations it overcharged customers by charging more than the advertised price and failing to give cash back on gift cards under $10 value as required under state law.
Level of Government:
local
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
California Multi-Jurisdiction Case
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type:
settlement
Facility State:
California
Facility County:
multi-county
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
Rhode Island
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
retailing
Specific Industry of Parent:
retail-pharmacies
Source of Data:
http://da.lacounty.gov/media/news/cvs-pharmacy-settle-24-million-consumer-protection-lawsuit
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
