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Company: Johnson & Johnson
Current Parent Company: Johnson & Johnson
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Penalty: $700,000,000
Year: 2024
Date: June 11, 2024
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Johnson & Johnson agreed to pay $700 million to resolve multistate allegations that it deceptively promoted and misled consumers in advertisements related to the safety and purity of some of its talc powder products. As part of the lawsuit, Johnson & Johnson agreed to stop the manufacture and sale of its baby powder and body powder products that contain talc in the United States.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Multistate Attorneys General Case
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
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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