Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Current Parent Company:
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
Penalty:
$2,400,000
Year:
2010
Date:
February 12, 2010
Offense Group:
government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense:
False Claims Act and related
Violation Description:
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. agreed to pay over $2.4 million in settlement of alleged improper reporting of the average wholesale price of its drugs, causing Medicaid to pay inflated amounts.
Level of Government:
state
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Massachusetts Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Facility State:
Massachusetts
HQ Country of Parent:
Israel
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.
