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Company: General Nutrition Centers Inc.
Current Parent Company: Harbin Pharmaceutical Group
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Penalty: $6,000,000
Year: 2019
Date: December 19, 2019
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: General Nutrition Centers (GNC) agreed to pay $6 million to settle litigation alleging it posted misleading prices online.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Western District of Pennsylvania
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 2:16cv633
Case Name: Carter et al v. General Nutrition Centers, Inc. et al
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: China
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: government-owned
Major Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
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