Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
AstraZeneca
Current Parent Company:
AstraZeneca
Penalty:
$5,391,000
Year:
2010
Date:
January 27, 2010
Offense Group:
consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense:
consumer protection violation
Violation Description:
Following an earlier guilty verdict at trial, AstraZeneca was ordered to pay $5.3 million in civil penalties for violations of the Kentucky Consumer Protection Act for its misreporting the average wholesale price of its drugs.
Level of Government:
state
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Kentucky Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Facility State:
Kentucky
HQ Country of Parent:
United Kingdom
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.