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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Endo International PLC
Current Parent Company: Endo International
Penalty: $775,000,000
Year: 2017
Date: August 7, 2017
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: drug or medical equipment safety violation
Secondary Offense: product safety violation
Mega-Scandal: Medical Equipment Hazards
Violation Description: Endo International announced that it would pay $775 million to resolve virtually all of the outstanding multi-district litigation over alleged harm caused by the vaginal mesh products made by its American Medical Systems Inc. subsidiary: (click here). This came three years after the company announced it would pay $830 million to settle most of the suits that had been outstanding at that time (see separate entry).
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Southern District of West Virginia
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 2:12md2325
Case Name: In Re: American Medical Systems, Inc., Pelvic Repair System Products Liability Litigation
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: Ireland
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
Source of Data: (click here)
Link to PACER Case Docket (must be logged in): (click here)
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.