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AbbVie

7 incidents / jurisdictions: United Kingdom, United States / sum of amounts reported: USD 2.42 bn

DateJurisdictionOutcomeWhat happened (source)Damages / settlement / fine
2022United StatesSettlementAbbVie has been accused of using anti-competitive patent thickets to prevent potentially cheaper biosimilars from entering the market. AbbVie and Alvotech, filed lawsuits against each other regarding
Wikipedia: AbbVie（Legal issues）
$25 million / $24 million
2022United StatesSettlementIn July 2022 the company agreed to pay up to $2.37 billion to settle U.S. lawsuits against its Allergan unit over the marketing of opioid analgesics . AbbVie denied any wrongdoing.
Wikipedia: AbbVie（Legal issues）
$2.37 billion
2021United StatesFiled / under investigationIn June 2021, the United States Senate Finance Committee , under Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR), began an investigation to determine if the company took advantage of loopholes in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of
Wikipedia: AbbVie（Legal issues）
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2018-10-26United StatesSettlementAbbott Laboratories and AbbVie Inc. to Pay $25 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations of Kickbacks and Off-Label Marketing of the Drug TriCor®
U.S. Department of Justice + 1 more reports
$25 Million
2018United KingdomJudgment for company / dismissedIn 2018, AbbVie sued NHS England in the Technology and Construction Court claiming that the agency breached procurement rules and had not treated the company fairly when seeking suppliers for hepatiti
Wikipedia: AbbVie（Legal issues） + 1 more reports
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2015-04-13United StatesFiled / under investigationSidney Hillman Health Center o v. Abbott Laboratories, Incorpora
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
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2010-09-01United StatesGuilty plea / convictionAllergan acepta declararse culpable y pagar $600 millones de dólares para resolver alegatos de promoción de usos no aprobados del Botox®
U.S. Department of Justice
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