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Company: DePuy Orthopaedics Inc.
Current Parent CompanyJohnson & Johnson
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Penalty: $4,000,000
Year: 2014
Date: July 2, 2014
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: drug or medical equipment safety violation
Violation Description: DePuy paid $4 million to resolve allegations that it failed to disclose to physicians and patients that its ASR XL metal-on-metal artificial hip devices had a high rate of failure.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Oregon Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Oregon
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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