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McKesson

30 instances of misconduct since 1995 | $10,167.1M in penalties

McKesson Corporation is a healthcare services and information technology company. McKesson provides pharmaceutical and medical-surgical supply management; healthcare information technology for hospitals, physicians, homecare and payors; and hospital and retail pharmacy automation.

Correspondence Date
Letter to McKesson 10/19/2006
Second Letter to McKesson 10/25/2006
Third Letter to McKesson 11/17/2006
Fourth Letter to McKesson 6/3/2008
FY Rank Contract Awards
2019 #6 $9,640.4M
2018 #6 $8,965.0M
2017 #6 $8,796.0M
2016 #6 $8,635.7M
2015 #6 $8,358.5M
2014 #6 $6,210.5M
2013 #11 $4,738.4M
2012 #11 $4,661.9M
2011 #11 $4,706.1M

30 Instances of Misconduct since 1995

10 additional instances of misconduct pending resolution.

Date Instance Penalty
Total  
6/3/2020 U.S. ex rel. Hart v. McKesson (Illegal Kickbacks)
McKesson 		Pending
10/21/2019 Opioid Epidemic Settlement With Cuyahoga and Summit Counties, Ohio
AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health, Inc., McKesson 		$0
4/19/2019 Failure to Pay Required Wages and Benefits to CDC Contract Employees
McKesson 		$1,650,452
3/28/2019 New York State v. Purdue Pharma et al. (Prescription Opioid Epidemic)
AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health, Inc., Johnson & Johnson and 1 more… 		$7,900,000,000
2/7/2019 Opioid Shipment Verification Violations
McKesson 		$0
4/3/2018 Oncology Drug Overfill False Claims
McKesson 		Pending
12/13/2017 Lorain County, Ohio v. Purdue Pharma et al. (Prescription Opioid Epidemic)
AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health, Inc., McKesson 		Pending
10/17/2017 Steinberg v. McKesson (Breach of Fiduciary Duty Re: Opioids)
McKesson 		$175,000,000
8/14/2017 City of Birmingham v. AmerisourceBergen, et al. (Prescription Opioid Epidemic)
AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health, Inc., McKesson 		Pending
4/20/2017 Cherokee Nation v. McKesson Corp., et al. (Prescription Opioid Epidemic)
AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health, Inc., McKesson 		Pending
1/17/2017 Federal Settlement of Suspicious Order Reporting Practices
McKesson 		$150,000,000
1/8/2016 Negligent Distribution of Controlled Substances in West Virginia
McKesson 		$37,000,000
11/4/2014 Int'l Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 79 v. McKesson (Unfair Labor Practices)
McKesson 		$0
8/8/2014 U.S. ex rel. Fox v. McKesson (CDC Contract False Claims)
McKesson 		$18,525,000
3/11/2014 Ohio Drug Prices Lawsuit
McKesson 		$18,325,000
11/5/2013 Wisconsin Drug Prices Lawsuit
McKesson 		$13,916,116
10/18/2013 Virginia Drug Prices Lawsuit
McKesson 		$37,000,000
3/15/2013 Dimitroyannis v. Kavadi, et al. (Texas Oncology False Claims)
McKesson 		Pending
9/14/2012 Arizona Drug Prices Lawsuit
McKesson 		Pending
4/26/2012 U.S. ex rel. Morgan v. Express Scripts, Inc. (Medicaid Fraud)
McKesson 		$341,000,000
11/7/2011 Oregon Drug Prices Lawsuit
McKesson 		$4,300,000
10/25/2011 Governmental Entities Average Wholesale Price Litigation
McKesson 		$82,000,000
10/10/2011 Nevada Hepatitis C Outbreak Litigation
McKesson 		$0
7/15/2011 Kentucky Drug Prices Lawsuit
McKesson 		$9,840,000
6/2/2011 Michigan Drug Prices Lawsuit
McKesson 		Pending
11/10/2010 Hawaii Drug Prices Lawsuit
McKesson 		Pending
9/15/2010 Independent Pharmacy Cooperative v. McKesson (Breach of Contract)
McKesson 		Pending
5/20/2010 SEC v. McCall (Securities Fraud)
McKesson 		$1,878,128
3/1/2010 SEC v. Lapine (Securities Fraud)
McKesson 		$60,000
11/30/2009 Roby v. McKesson (Wrongful Termination)
McKesson 		$3,810,000
11/19/2009 U.S. v. McCall et al. (Securities Fraud)
McKesson 		$1,000,500
5/20/2009 Caccavale v. McKesson Medical Surgical (Abuse of Process)
McKesson 		$11,000,000
5/28/2008 Connecticut Drug Prices Lawsuit
McKesson 		$15,000,000
5/2/2008 Federal Drug Reporting Violations
McKesson 		$13,250,000
8/7/2007 SEC v. Smeraski (HBOC Securities Fraud)
McKesson 		$50,000
2/16/2006 Overcharging the Government
McKesson 		$3,000,000
6/2/2005 Average Wholesale Price (AWP) Lawsuit
McKesson 		$350,000,000
5/6/2005 McKesson/HBOC Inc. ERISA Litigation
McKesson 		$18,200,000
1/12/2005 McKesson/HBOC, Inc. Securities Litigation
McKesson 		$960,000,000
3/6/2002 Racial Discrimination
McKesson 		$1,245,000

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