Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Pfizer, Inc. and Pharmacia Corporation
Current Parent Company:
Pfizer
Penalty:
$8,200,000
Year:
2010
Date:
October 6, 2010
Offense Group:
government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense:
False Claims Act and related
Violation Description:
Pfizer and its subsidiary Pharmacia agreed to pay $8.2 million as part of a series of settlements between pharmaceutical companies and Hawaii of allegations that they published inflated prices for drugs and thus increased Medicaid costs.
Level of Government:
state
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Hawaii Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Facility State:
Hawaii
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
New York
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
pharmaceuticals
Specific Industry of Parent:
pharmaceuticals
Source of Data:
http://ag.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2010-21.pdf
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
