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Company: Johnson & Johnson
Current Parent Company: Johnson & Johnson
Penalty: $149,500,000
Year: 2024
Date: January 24, 2024
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 will pay $149.5 million to Washington state over its role fueling the opioid epidemic. Today's resolution provides Washington and its local governments with tens of millions of dollars more to combat the fentanyl epidemic compared to the settlement that the Attorney General rejected in 2021. Washington is one of three states receiving more than they would have under the 2021 multistate settlement.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Washington Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Washington
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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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.