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GlaxoSmithKline

Hawaii Average Wholesale Price Litigation

Date: 10/06/2010 (Date of Settlement Announcement)

Misconduct Type: Antitrust

Enforcement Agency: State/Local

Contracting Party: None

Court Type: Civil

Amount: $10,000,000

Disposition: Settlement

Synopsis: The state of Hawaii settled with dozens of pharmaceutical companies, including Merck, Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline and Novartis, which were accused of gouging Hawaii's Medicaid program for more than a decade by fraudulently inflating their prescription drug prices. The total amount of the settlements was $82.7 million. The companies did not admit any liability or wrongdoing.