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Company: Johnson & Johnson
Current Parent Company: Johnson & Johnson
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Penalty: $40,500,000
Year: 2022
Date: September 1, 2022
Offense Group: healthcare-related offenses
Primary Offense: off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products
Secondary Offense: opioid crisis litigation
Mega-Scandal: Opioid Crisis
Violation Description: Johnson & Johnson, the parent company of Janssen Pharmaceuticals, agreed to pay $40.5 million to New Hampshire in settlement of allegations Janssen's improper sale of pain medications, contributing to the national opioid epidemic. New Hampshire was not part of the earlier multistate settlement.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: New Hampshire Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: New Hampshire
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
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