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Company: Sandoz, Inc.
Current Parent Company: Sandoz Group
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Penalty: $30,110,618
Year: 2011
Date: September 6, 2011
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Mega-Scandal: Drug Pricing Abuses
Violation Description: Sandoz was ordered to pay more than $38 million in judgment of alleged improper reporting of the average wholesale price of its drugs, causing Medicaid to pay inflated amounts. The Mississippi Supreme Court upheld a final ruling of $30,110,618 in November 2015.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Mississippi Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Mississippi
HQ Country of Current Parent: Switzerland
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
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