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Company: Kroger
Current Parent Company: Kroger
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Penalty: $68,000,000
Year: 2023
Date: May 4, 2023
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: West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced a settlement has been reached between his office and Kroger for $68 million.The case involved allegations that the grocery/pharmacy chain did not maintain effective controls over the dispensing of opioids.
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: Ohio
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-supermarkets
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.