There is a big push underway to try and resolve all of the Actos bladder cancer lawsuits. The U.S. District Judge presiding over all federal Actos bladder cancer lawsuits will require the parties to discuss settlements in advance of a bellwether trial scheduled in 2016. In that trial at least…
Recently earlier this month, seventeen plaintiffs filed an Actos bladder cancer lawsuit against manufacturer Takeda Pharmaceuticals, blaming that the use of the type 2 diabetes treatment led to the diagnosis of bladder cancer. Four of the plaintiffs had died from advanced bladder cancer. The other plaintiffs have experienced recurrences of…