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Company: Forest Laboratories Inc.
Current Parent Company: AbbVie
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Penalty: $7,089,034
Year: 2019
Date: October 28, 2019
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Violation Description: The Illinois Attorney General Kwame announced the recovery of $242 million in a settlement with numerous drug companies resolving allegations the companies inflated the wholesale prices used in setting the rates for Medicaid reimbursements.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Illinois Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Illinois
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Illinois
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
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