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Company: Teva Pharmaceuticals USA
Current Parent CompanyTeva Pharmaceutical Industries
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
Jurisdiction: United States
Region: North America
Penalty Currency: U.S. Dollar
Penalty Amount in Original Currency: 2,402,793
U.S. Dollar Equivalent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement: $2,402,793
Year: 2013
Date: March 14, 2013
Agency: Missouri Attorney General
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Offense Category: environmental violation
Description: Teva Pharmaceuticals agreed to pay $2.24 million civil penalty, plus payments for natural resource damage, pollution fees and costs, in settlement of allegations it violated pollution laws with its waste management practices and operations, and a 22 mile long fluorescent green discharge into the Salt River. The settlement was also announced by the Justice Department; see the Violation Tracker entry at (click here)
Notes: Settlement was jointly lodged with the EPA, press release did not note if a portion of settlement payment went to the United States.
HQ Country of Current Parent: Israel
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
Source of Data(click here)
Link to this record on U.S. Violation Trackerhere
VTG Record ID: VTG24-11863