Actos Lawsuit News: Federal Judge Won’t Dismiss $9 Billion Verdict in First Federal Actos Bladder Cancer Trial, Bernstein Liebhard LLP Reports
New Yor, New York (PRWEB) August 31, 2014 -- The federal judge overseeing thousands of Actos bladder cancer lawsuits (http://www.theactoslawsuitcenter.com/) in the U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana has refused to overturn a $9 billion verdict rendered in the proceeding’s first bellwether trial, Bernstein Liebhard LLP reports. According to court documents dated August 28th, U.S. District Judge Rebecca Doherty found that the jury deciding the case properly considered evidence that suggested executives at Takeda Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly knew that Actos was associated with an increased risk of developing bladder cancer, and failed to adequately warn doctors and patients about this possibility. (Case No. 12-cv-00064)
“Our Firm is currently evaluating Actos lawsuits on behalf of individuals who allegedly developed bladder cancer due to long-term use of the Type 2 diabetes drug. We have been monitoring this bellwether case closely, as its outcome may indicate how juries will rule in similar claims,” says Bernstein Liebhard LLP, a nationwide law firm representing the victims of defective drugs and medical devices. The Firm is currently offering free legal evaluations to individuals who were treated with Actos for a year or more, and who allegedly went on to develop bladder cancer due to their use of the drug.
Actos Bladder Cancer Litigation
According to court documents, the case at issue in Judge Doherty’s Order was the first of more than 3,000 Actos lawsuits pending in the Western District of Louisiana to go to trial. In April, the jury hearing the case awarded the plaintiffs more than $1 million in compensatory damages and $9 billion in punitive damages. All of the claims pending in Louisiana allege that Takeda and other defendants concealed the risk of bladder cancer associated with extended use of the drug. (In re: Actos Product Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2299)
Court records show that the Actos bladder cancer litigation has been growing since June 2011, when new information was added to the drug’s label regarding its potential to cause bladder cancer. The U.S. Food & Drug Administration mandated the label change after interim results from a 10 year study suggested that taking Actos for more than 1 year was associated with a doubling of the risk of bladder cancer.
Victims of bladder cancer that was allegedly caused by Actos may be entitled to compensation from the manufacturers of the drug. To find out more about filing an Actos lawsuit, please visit Bernstein Liebhard LLP’s website. For additional information or a free legal review, please call 800-511-5092 today.
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