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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Fresenius Medical Care AG
Current Parent Company: Fresenius Medical Care
Penalty: $250,000,000
Year: 2016
Date: February 17, 2016
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: drug or medical equipment safety violation
Secondary Offense: product safety violation
Mega-Scandal: Pharmaceutical Hazards
Violation Description: Fresenius agreed to pay $250 million to settle multi-district litigation alleging that two dialysis drugs caused dangerous side effects: (click here)
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: District of Massachusetts
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 1:13md2428
Case Name: In Re: Fresenius Granuflo/Naturalyte Dialysate Products Liability Litigation
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: Germany
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: healthcare services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: dialysis services
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.