Actos Litigation

Since June 2010, a growing number of individuals throughout the United States have filed an Actos lawsuit over bladder cancer caused by the popular diabetes drug.

Concerns about the link between Actos and bladder cancer gained national attention when an Actos recall was issued in Germany and France. However, the FDA first began investigating the potential risk of bladder cancer from side effects of Actos in September 2010, and our lawyers have been reviewing potential cases since that time for individuals who may be entitled to financial compensation through Actos litigation.

As of early 2012, more than 100 cases have been filed in federal and state courts throughout the country and the litigation is in it’s very early stages. The Actos lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. estimate that a few thousand lawsuits over bladder cancer from Actos may eventually be filed against Takeda Pharmaceuticals for failing to adequately research their medication or provide proper Actos warnings.

On December 29, 2011, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ordered that the Actos bladder cancer litigation pending in the federal court system will be centralized before Judge Rebecca F. Doherty in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. The cases have been consolidated for pretrial proceedings and any early bellwether trials, which are often useful in facilitating a potential Actos settlement agreement.

Although the federal litigation over Actos has been consolidated, each claim remains an individual complaint. While most people confuse the federal MDL process with an Actos class action lawsuit, each claim must be resolved individually and each claimant has the opportunity to accept or reject any settlement offer for bladder cancer from Actos. If the litigation is not resolved during pretrial proceedings, each case would be remanded back to the federal district court where it was originally filed for an individual trial.

Organization and discovery in the federal Actos MDL is just beginning, and it is expected that it will be some time before the Court places the first Actos case before a jury.

In addition to the federal bladder cancer litigation for Actos, a number of complaints have been filed at the state court level. The litigation in California state court has been coordinated in Los Angeles Superior Court in California, before Judge Carl J. West.

FIND OUT IF YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTOS LITIGATION

Potential lawsuits are being reviewed by the attorneys at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. for individuals throughout the United States who have been diagnosed with bladder cancer after using Actos. Long-term use of the popular diabetes drug has been linked to an increased risk of bladder tumors, and financial compensation may be available as a result of Takeda Pharmaceuticals failure to adequately warn consumers or the medical community.

All lawsuits are pursued by our law firm under a contingency fee agreement, which means that there are never any out of pocket expenses participate in the litigation and there are no attorney fees unless a recovery is obtained. To review a potential case for yourself, a friend or family member, request a free consultation and claim evaluation.