The current multi district litigation case dealing with the type II diabetes drug Actos has recently grown by one lawsuit dealing with the case of an Indiana man who allegedly developed bladder cancer after taking the medication. Ralph Penrod of Hartford City filed his lawsuit... Read More

On May 23, 2012, Diana Jean Taylor filed Actos litigation in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois on behalf of her father, Virgil Mason McCallister's estate. Taylor names as defendant manufacturer Takeda Pharmaceuticals, and alleges that her father developed bladder cancer from Actos. The... Read More

A Texas woman is the latest to join the multidistrict Chantix litigation occurring in federal court in Alabama. The woman filed her lawsuit against Pfizer, alleging that their popular smoking cessation drug caused her emotional side effects that eventually lead her to attempt suicide after... Read More

A woman has filed a lawsuit against Takeda Pharmaceuticals, alleging the company’s popular diabetes drug Actos directly contributed to her husband’s wrongful death. The complaint, filed on May 23, 2012, has been added to the ongoing Illinois mass tort dealing with plaintiffs suffering from the... Read More

A new lawsuit involving a Chantix-related suicide attempt has recently been added to the multidistrict litigation case dealing with the smoking cessation drug which has been established in the United States’ District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. Jack Ellis Jr. filed his lawsuit... Read More

Monte Ann Dallas, a woman who developed bladder cancer from using Actos, has filed a lawsuit against manufacturer Takeda Pharmaceuticals and distributor Eli Lilly, claiming that because of the companies' inadequate warnings, she was not aware that using Actos could increase the risk of bladder... Read More

A widow has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer of the type II diabetes medication sold as Actos after her husband, George Ivkov, died as a result of Actos bladder cancer. Carol Ivkov filed her lawsuit in the consolidated proceedings taking place in the Circuit... Read More

Although the drug Chantix (varenicline) is designed to assist smokers in their quitting endeavors, it is becoming increasingly apparent that the drug is tied to some serious psychological side effects. A North Carolina woman has joined many other Chantix side effects sufferers in filing a... Read More