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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Allergan
Current Parent Company: AbbVie
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Penalty: $78,000,000
Year: 2022
Date: May 25, 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: The West Virginia Attorney General announced that Allergan and Teva Pharmaceuticals would together pay $161 million resolve litigation concerning their role in the improper marketing of opioids. The AG did not specify how much each company would pay. Teva, however, issued a press release disclosing that its share was $83 million (see separate entry), suggesting that Allergan would pay $78 million.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: West Virginia Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: West Virginia
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Illinois
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
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