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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Johnson & Johnson
Current Parent Company: Johnson & Johnson
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $506,000
Year: 2015
Date: January 14, 2015
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Johnson & Johnson agreed to pay $506,000 to the District Attorneys of Fresno, San Joaquin, Shasta and Yolo counties to resolve allegations that packaging for Neutrogena and other products was misleading.
Level of Government: local
Action Type: agency action
Agency: California Multi-Jurisdiction Case
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
Facility State: California
Facility County: multi-county
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New Jersey
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
Source of Data: DA offices settle product packaging case, The Davis Enterprise, January 14, 2015 (via Nexis).
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.