The US DoJ reaches a deferred prosecution agreement with a pharma company fined a record criminal penalty for a domestic antitrust case (Sandoz)

Major Generic Pharmaceutical Company Admits to Antitrust Crimes: Sandoz Inc. Agrees to Pay a $195 Million Criminal Penalty, the Largest for a Domestic Antitrust Case* Sandoz Inc., a generic pharmaceutical company headquartered in New Jersey, was charged for conspiring to allocate customers, rig bids, and fix prices for generic drugs, the Department of Justice announced. A four-count felony charge was filed today in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, charging Sandoz with participating in four criminal antitrust conspiracies, each with a competing manufacturer of generic drugs and various individuals. This represents the third pharmaceutical company to admit to criminal antitrust charges in the Antitrust Division’s ongoing

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US Department of Justice Antitrust Division, The US DoJ reaches a deferred prosecution agreement with a pharma company fined a record criminal penalty for a domestic antitrust case (Sandoz), 2 March 2020, e-Competitions Criminal sanctions, Art. N° 93648

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