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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Allergan
Current Parent Company: AbbVie
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Penalty: $2,370,000,000
Year: 2022
Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Group: healthcare-related offenses
Primary Offense: off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products
Secondary Offense: opioid crisis litigation
Mega-Scandal: Opioid Crisis
Violation Description: Allergan agreed to pay up to $2.37 billion to settle multistate litigation alleging it deceptively marketed opioid products by downplaying the risk of addiction.
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: Illinois
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
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