While the number of individuals throughout the United States who are filing an Actos lawsuit after developing bladder cancer continues to mount, the litigation is moving forward and a scheduling order was issued last month in the federal Actos MDL, setting the first trial dates in… Read More
By Harvey Kirk
August 2, 2012 | No Comments
A study published this week provides further support for hundreds of Actos bladder cancer lawsuits, confirming that the more Actos you take and the longer you use the medication, the more likely you are to develop bladder cancer. (more…) Read More
By Austin Kirk
June 1, 2012 | No Comments
The product liability lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. represent individuals throughout the United States who are pursuing compensation through an Actos lawsuit after developing bladder cancer that may have been caused by long-term use of the popular type 2 diabetes drug. As part of our… Read More
By Austin Kirk
April 3, 2012 | 29 Comments
The longer diabetes patients use Actos, ActoPlus Met or Duetact, the greater their risk of developing bladder cancer may be. However, many users of these popular medications remain unaware or confused about the link between Actos and bladder cancer. (more…) Read More
By Harvey Kirk
March 9, 2012 | No Comments
Although Takeda Pharmaceuticals has known that side effects of Actos increase the risk of bladder cancer they introduced and sold the medication without warning consumers or the medical community. The FDA required new label information to be added to the drug, but the Actos warnings for… Read More
By Austin Kirk
February 2, 2012 | No Comments
According to an order issued last week by the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, the federal Actos litigation involving claims filed by individuals who developed bladder cancer after taking the popular diabetes drug will be centralized in the Western District of Louisiana for pretrial proceedings.… Read More
By Austin Kirk
January 3, 2012 | No Comments
For the past several months, the Actos lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. have been running television advertisements on a number of networks, including CMT, AMC, VH1, TV Land, TLC and other networks. These Actos TV commercials are designed to raise awareness about the link between… Read More
By Harvey Kirk
November 9, 2011 | No Comments
A large number of people with diabetes turned to Actos after concerns arose in 2007 about the potential risk of heart problems with Avandia, a rival medication used for treatment of type 2 diabetes. However, recent research suggests that Actos side effects may actually increase the… Read More
By Austin Kirk
September 14, 2011 | 4 Comments
The lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. represent individuals throughout the United States who have been diagnosed with bladder cancer from Actos, a popular type 2 diabetes drug that the FDA has linked to a potential risk of bladder tumors when used for long periods of… Read More
By Austin Kirk
August 26, 2011 | 15 Comments
The Actos lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. have been investigating and reviewing potential lawsuits for individuals throughout the United States who developed bladder cancer after using this popular diabetes drug. Although it appears that information has been available for some time about the connection between… Read More
By Austin Kirk
August 8, 2011 | No Comments