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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Walgreens
Current Parent Company: Walgreens Boots Alliance
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Penalty: $5,700,000,000
Year: 2022
Date: December 12, 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: Walgreens agreed to pay $5.7 billion to settle multistate litigation concerning its role in fueling the opioid epidemic.
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: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-pharmacies
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