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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Kroger Co.
Current Parent Company: Kroger
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Penalty: $58,500,000
Year: 2022
Date: December 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: New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas announced that his office has resolved the opioid litigation against grocery and retail pharmacy giant Kroger Co., in a deal that will deliver nearly $60 million to the State and to local communities to fund opioid abatement efforts within the next 90 days.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: New Mexico Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: New Jersey
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Ohio
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-supermarkets
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.