Litigation over Actos took an unusual turn recently when lawyers for some Actos plaintiffs accused Judge Rebecca F. Doherty of federal interference with state court – an allegation Judge Doherty denies. Judge Doherty is the judge assigned to oversee the Actos MDL, or multidistrict litigation,... Read More

On September 4, 2012, Leo Osborne filed a lawsuit against Takeda Pharmaceuticals alleging he contracted bladder cancer resulting from Actos. Osborne, a Utah resident, filed his case in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. Similar to other litigants who have filed a class action... Read More

Plaintiff Jacqueline Chaet filed a lawsuit dealing with side effects she claims to have experienced as a result of her use of the type 2 diabetes medication Actos on the 4th of September, 2012, in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. The lawsuit claims... Read More

A lawsuit against drug company Pfizer  charges that the smoking cessation drug caused plaintiff Charles Quinn to experience psychological problems from Chantix, including suicidal thoughts. Quinn, a resident of Arizona, filed his lawsuit on July 27, 2012. His lawsuit was added to the Chantix MDL... Read More

Illinois resident Thomas Boswell took the step of filing an Actos lawsuit against Takeda Pharmaceuticals on August 28, 2012 in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. The case is being overseen by Judge William Maddux. Lawsuit alleges failure to warn about Actos bladder cancer... Read More

U.S. District Judge Inge Johnson issued an order for the Chantix multidistrict litigation (MDL) currently underway in Alabama. The order was issued on July 24, 2012 and partially grants and partially denies a request from the manufacturer of Chantix, Pfizer. All 2,627 current MDL plaintiffs... Read More

The generic form of the diabetes 2 drug Actos, called pioglitazone, was approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on August 17, 2012. The medication has been linked to serious side effects such as heart problems resulting from Actos use, bone fracture,... Read More

On or around April 23, 2009, Kent Boughton started taking the smoking cessation medication Chantix, manufactured by Pfizer. Shortly after, he was driving about 60 miles per hour when he experienced a blackout and struck a semi-truck. Boughton suffered several injuries including spinal fractures, leg... Read More