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Violation Tracker Current Parent Company Summary

Current Parent Company Name: Merck
Ownership Structure: publicly traded (ticker symbol MRK)
Headquartered in: New Jersey
Major Industry: pharmaceuticals
Specific Industry: pharmaceuticals
Penalty total since 2000: $10,710,400,031
Number of records: 89
Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined) Penalty Total Number of Records
safety-related offenses $5,427,585,000 8
financial offenses $2,301,000,000 2
healthcare-related offenses $1,391,000,000 6
government-contracting-related offenses $796,733,333 14
competition-related offenses $538,000,000 7
Top 5 Primary Offense Types Penalty Total Number of Records
drug or medical equipment safety violation $5,427,450,000 5
tax violations $2,300,000,000 1
off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products $1,391,000,000 6
False Claims Act and related $796,733,333 14
kickbacks and bribery $345,000,000 2
Notes: Parent-subsidiary linkages are based on relationships current as of the latest revision listed in the Update Log, which may vary from what was the case when a violation occurred. The penalty totals are adjusted to account for the fact that the individual entries below may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. The totals are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the list below.

Links: Subsidy Tracker data on financial assistance to this company by federal, state and local government agencies can be found here.

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Company Primary Offense Type Year Agency Penalty Amount sort icon
Merck & Co. drug or medical equipment safety violation 2007 private lawsuit-federal $4,850,000,000
Merck & Co., Inc. tax violations 2007 IRS $2,300,000,000
Merck, Sharp & Dohme off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products 2011 FDA $950,000,000
Merck & Company False Claims Act and related 2008 DOJ_CIVIL $650,000,000
Schering-Plough Corporation drug or medical equipment safety violation 2002 DOJ_CIVIL $500,000,000
Schering-Plough Corporation off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products 2006 USAO $435,000,000
Schering-Plough Corporation kickbacks and bribery 2004 DOJ_CIVIL $345,000,000
Schering-Plough Corporation kickbacks and bribery 2004 MULTI-AG (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $292,969,482
Merck False Claims Act and related 2008 MULTI-AG (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $290,000,000
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products 2012 MULTI-AG (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $201,975,000
Schering-Plough Corporation off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products 2006 MULTI-AG (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $91,602,000
Merck & Co. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices 2017 private lawsuit-federal $60,200,000
Merck & Co. consumer protection violation 2008 MULTI-AG $58,000,000
Merck price-fixing or anti-competitive practices 2023 private lawsuit-federal $56,000,000
Schering-Plough Corporation price-fixing or anti-competitive practices 2009 private lawsuit-federal $55,000,000
Merck & Co., Inc. benefit plan administrator violation 2011 private lawsuit-federal $49,500,000
Merck drug or medical equipment safety violation 2010 private lawsuit-federal $41,500,000
Merck & Co. consumer protection violation 2012 private lawsuit-state $39,000,000
Schering-Plough False Claims Act and related 2008 MO-AG $31,000,000
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp False Claims Act and related 2010 HI-AG $28,000,000
Merck drug or medical equipment safety violation 2014 private lawsuit-federal $27,700,000
Schering-Plough False Claims Act and related 2004 DOJ_CIVIL $27,000,000
Schering-Plough Corp. False Claims Act and related 2004 TX-AG (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $27,000,000
Merck & Co., Inc. False Claims Act and related 2011 MA-AG $24,000,000
Merck, Sharp & Dohme Corp. consumer protection violation 2014 private lawsuit-federal $23,000,000
Schering-Plough Corporation price-fixing or anti-competitive practices 2009 CA-AG $21,300,000
Merck water pollution violation 2007 EPA $19,750,000
Shering-Plough/Warrick Companies False Claims Act and related 2009 AL-AG $14,833,333
Schering-Plough Corporation benefit plan administrator violation 2012 private lawsuit-federal $12,250,000
Merck & Co., Inc. benefit plan administrator violation 2012 private lawsuit-federal $10,400,000
Merck & Co. consumer protection violation 2013 private lawsuit-federal $10,000,000
Schering-Plough Corporation benefit plan administrator violation 2010 private lawsuit-federal $8,500,000
Merck drug or medical equipment safety violation 2013 PA-AG $8,250,000
Merck & Co. Inc. employment discrimination 2019 private lawsuit-federal $6,200,000
Merck and Company water pollution violation 2008 EPA $6,075,000
Inspire Pharmaceuticals off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products 2015 MULTI-AG (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $6,000,000
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. False Claims Act and related 2012 KY-AG $6,000,000
Inspire Pharmaceuticals Inc. off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products 2015 USAO $5,900,000
Merck & Co. Inc. consumer protection violation 2009 MULTI-AG $5,400,000
MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP environmental violation 2006 PA-ENV $5,033,000
Schering-Plough False Claims Act and related 2012 LA-AG $5,000,000
Warrick Pharmaceuticals Inc. False Claims Act and related 2009 OH-AG $4,300,000
Merck and Company, Inc. False Claims Act and related 2011 WI-AG $4,250,000
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. False Claims Act and related 2011 ID-AG $1,600,000
Merck environmental violation 2011 EPA $1,500,000
MERCK & CO., INC. air pollution violation 2011 EPA (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $1,500,000
Schering-Plough Corporation investor protection violation 2003 SEC $1,000,000
Warrick Pharmaceuticals Corp. and Schering-Plough Corp. False Claims Act and related 2011 ID-AG $750,000
Schering-Plough Corporation Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 2004 SEC $500,000
Merck & Company, Inc. employment discrimination 2019 OFCCP $289,755
Schering-Plough Products, LLC air pollution violation 2011 EPA $260,000
MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP environmental violation 2006 PA-ENV $194,000
Merck & Co., Inc. labor relations violation 2008 NLRB $100,000
MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION environmental violation 2012 EPA $69,274
MERCK & CO. aviation safety violation 2015 FAA $65,000
MERCK & CO. INC. aviation safety violation 2015 FAA $65,000
SCHERING-PLOUGH PRODUCTS LLC hazardous waste violation 2001 EPA $54,100
Schering Plough Products hazardous waste violation 2002 EPA $49,000
SCHERING-PLOUGH HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS, INC. ( SB) environmental violation 2007 EPA $40,950
Merck & Company, Incorporated hazardous waste violation 2000 GA-ENV $40,000
Merck & Co. Inc. water pollution violation 2005 EPA $33,700
MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC air pollution violation 2024 NJ-ENV $33,200
Schering-Plough Healthcare Products Inc. pesticide violation 2011 CA-DPR $28,400
MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP air pollution violation 2005 NJ-ENV $23,025
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. environmental violation 2020 VA-ENV $20,925
MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP water pollution violation 2016 NJ-ENV $19,000
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. environmental violation 2019 VA-ENV $17,290
MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP environmental violation 2009 PA-ENV $15,720
MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP environmental violation 2000 PA-ENV $15,086
MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP environmental violation 2016 PA-ENV $14,906
MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP environmental violation 2007 PA-ENV $12,565
MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP environmental violation 2014 PA-ENV $12,270
Schering Plough Products, LLC environmental violation 2010 EPA $11,500
Merck and Company, Inc. labor relations violation 2009 NLRB $10,710
CHEROKEE PHARMACEUTICALS LLC benefit plan administrator violation 2011 EBSA $10,001
Merck Sharp & Dohme Quimica de Puerto Rico hazardous waste violation 2007 EPA $10,000
MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP environmental violation 2003 PA-ENV $8,978
Schering-Plough labor relations violation 2007 NLRB $8,200
MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP air pollution violation 2019 NJ-ENV $8,000
MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP hazardous waste violation 2010 NJ-ENV $8,000
MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP - RAHWAY NJ air pollution violation 2009 NJ-ENV $8,000
MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP air pollution violation 2003 NJ-ENV $8,000
MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP environmental violation 2005 PA-ENV $7,950
MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP environmental violation 2016 PA-ENV $6,943
MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. hazardous waste violation 2023 EPA $6,250
Schering Corporation Family and Medical Leave Act 2006 WHD $6,000
MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP air pollution violation 2017 NJ-ENV $6,000
MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP - RAHWAY NJ air pollution violation 2010 NJ-ENV $6,000
Cherokee Pharmaceuticals railroad safety violation 2021 FRA $5,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.