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Royal Philips pays $62m to resolve FCPA claims

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Lessons to learn as medical device company settles FCPA enforcement action with SEC for violations that occurred in China.

Amsterdam-based medical device company Koninklijke Philips N.V. (Philips) agreed last Thursday to resolve its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action by paying the SEC $62m for violations that occurred in China.

The SEC charged Philips in an administrative order with violating the FCPA’s books and records and