Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Dey Inc.
Current Parent Company:
Viatris
Penalty:
$280,000,000
Year:
2010
Date:
December 20, 2010
Offense Group:
government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense:
False Claims Act and related
Violation Description:
Dey Inc., Dey Pharma L.P. and Dey L.P. Inc. agreed to pay $280 million to settle False Claims Act allegations that they engaged in a scheme to report false and inflated prices for numerous pharmaceutical products, knowing that federal health care programs relied on those reported prices to set payment rates.
Level of Government:
federal
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
Pennsylvania
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
pharmaceuticals
Specific Industry of Parent:
pharmaceuticals
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Parent company note:
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