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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Watson, Inc.
Current Parent Company: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
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Penalty: $33,408,547
Year: 2018
Date: January 29, 2018
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Mega-Scandal: Drug Pricing Abuses
Violation Description: Watson, Inc. was ordered to pay more than $33 million in judgment of alleged improper reporting of the average wholesale price of its drugs, causing Medicaid to pay inflated amounts.
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: Israel
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
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