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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Walmart
Current Parent Company: Walmart
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $55,473,855
Year: 2024
Date: February 28, 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: Walmart will pay $55 million to the state of Maryland for its role in the opioid epidemic.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Maryland Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Maryland
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Arkansas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-discount stores
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.