It was announced Saturday that the $2.4 billion Actos settlement agreement reached on April 28, 2015 is final. The finalization of this settlement with Takeda will benefit just over 10,000 persons claiming injury from its diabetes drug, Actos. Plaintiffs will now be required to submit medical proof of their injury […]
Actos Case Updates
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By Buck Daniel – After the proposed Actos settlement was opened for plaintiffs to opt-in, several extensions have been granted that allow opt-in decisions until September 11th. There has been much talk about the reasons for these extensions, but nothing has been confirmed. If we feel that the reasons behind […]
By Buck Daniel – Our cases are on file and we are awaiting the negotiation phase of this litigation. On November 17, 2014, jurors in West Virginia State Court deliberated for approximately three hours before returning with a verdict in the most recent Actos bladder cancer case. The jury concluded […]
By Buck Daniel April 30, 2014 – Since our last update, there has been a great deal of activity in the Actos litigation. As of the end of March 2014, there were over 5,000 Actos cases filed in the MDL and Illinois State Court and another 1,000 still expected in […]
By Buck Daniel August 14, 2013 – Since our last update, several big developments have occurred in the nationwide Actos litigation. The first Actos lawsuit was tried outside of the MDL in Los Angeles, California, where the plaintiff, like all of our own clients, alleged that Takeda failed to warn […]
By Buck Daniel February 20, 2013 – On February 19, 2013 Judge Rebecca Doherty issued a scheduling order to proceed with two potential bellwether trials in the Actos MDL. These trials are tentatively scheduled for January 27, 2014 and April 14, 2014. Both Plaintiff and Defense counsel will submit a […]