Posted by Buck Daniel
November 7, 2012 – A scheduling order issued by Judge Rebecca Doherty has set the first Actos lawsuit trial to begin on November 3, 2014 with a second trial scheduled for July 8, 2015. The judge also stated in the scheduling order that the attorneys for plaintiffs and defendants must select these potential trial cases by June 3, 2013 so that a definitive order and roster of parties can be finalized. The parties will have until September 30, 2013 to complete core discovery in these cases.
Judge Doherty stated in the scheduling order that even though these court cases are more than two years from now, the large scope of the litigation, the number of plaintiffs who have already filed Actos bladder cancer claims and the number of additional plaintiffs who could join the litigation that these deadlines need to be met in order for the case to avoid potentially long delays.
