Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Allergan Finance LLC
Current Parent Company:
AbbVie
Penalty:
$200,000,000
Year:
2021
Date:
December 8, 2021
Offense Group:
healthcare-related offenses
Primary Offense:
off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products
Violation Description:
In a settlement with the New York Attorney General, Allergan Finance, LLC and its affiliates agreed to provide up to $200 million to New York state to resolve litigation concerning the company's role in helping to fuel the opioid epidemic. The agreement also made enforceable a bar stopping Allergan and all of its subsidiaries, predecessors, and successors from selling opioids in New York and acknowledged Allergan's prior exit from the opioid business.
Level of Government:
state
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
New York Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Facility State:
New York
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
Illinois
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.
