Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Watson Pharma Inc.
Current Parent Company:
AbbVie
Penalty:
$1,700,000
Year:
2012
Date:
July 16, 2012
Offense Group:
government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense:
False Claims Act and related
Violation Description:
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Watson Pharma, Inc. agreed to pay $1.7 million in settlement of allegations they misreported the average wholesale price of their drugs.
Level of Government:
state
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Idaho Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Facility State:
Idaho
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
Illinois
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
pharmaceuticals
Specific Industry of Parent:
pharmaceuticals
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
