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Company: Organon Inc.
Current Parent Company: Organon & Co.
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Penalty: $75,000,000
Year: 2005
Date: November 9, 2005
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Mega-Scandal: Price Fixing
Violation Description: Organon agreed to pay $75 million to direct purchaser plaintiffs to settle litigation alleging it blocked the introduction of a generic version of its antidepressant drug Remeron.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: District of New Jersey
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 2:03cv85
Case Name: Meijer, Inc. v. Organon, Inc., et al
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
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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