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Corporate conduct Ruling

A jury found Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) violated antitrust laws by withholding support for reprocessed devices

A jury found Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) violated antitrust laws by withholding support for the reprocessed devices.

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finance.yahoo.com
A federal jury in Santa Ana has ordered Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) to pay $147 million after its Biosense Webster unit was found guilty of violating antitrust laws. The court ruled J&J illegally withheld clinical support from hospitals using FDA-approved reprocessed catheters, directly undermining competition in the single-use device (SUD) market.
finance.yahoo.com
A jury found Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) violated antitrust laws by withholding support for the reprocessed devices.

Corporate conduct Settlement

JNJ settles FCPA fines for $70,006,316

JNJ will pay $70,006,316 in fines, disgorgement and interest to settle FCPA investigations by the DOJ and SEC.

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New Brunswick, NJ (April 8, 2011) – Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) announced today it will pay $70,006,316 in fines, disgorgement and interest, an amount previously reserved for, in a settlement related to publicly disclosed Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).