In an upsetting lawsuit filed in January of this year, plaintiff Linda Ruff alleges that the diabetes drug Actos directly resulted in her husband, Evan Ruff’s, diagnosis of bladder cancer and resulting death. Linda is suing Actos manufacturers Takeda Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilley for damages... Read More

Helen Ge, a former employee of Actos drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceuticals, has filed a whistleblowing lawsuit against the manufacturer, claiming that they made fraudulent decisions in an effort to hide Actos side effects from the Food and Drug Administration and from the general public. Although the... Read More

A man who recently filed a lawsuit against Actos drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceuticals claims that the manufacturers did not adequately warn patients about the possible side effects, including bladder cancer, of the type II diabetes medication. Michael E. Whitaker filed his lawsuit on the 30th of... Read More

A new plaintiff whose lawsuit was filed on the 30th of April, 2012, has become one of the latest litigants to see his lawsuit consolidated in the ongoing multidistrict litigation case currently taking place in the United States' District Court for the Northern District of... Read More

A new lawsuit has been consolidated along with dozens of others in the ongoing multidistrict litigation case. Pearl Green decided to file an Actos lawsuit on the 9th of March, 2012, in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. Subsequently, her... Read More

A new lawsuit has been added to the ongoing multidistrict litigation case that is taking place in the United States' District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. Gordon C. Loftis' case was filed by his lawyer in the multidistrict litigation case on the 23rd... Read More

A Missouri man has filed a lawsuit against Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. alleging that their popular diabetes drug contributed to his diagnosis of bladder cancer. Richard La Carte claims that cancer has caused him to suffer “permanent and life threatening injuries,” and he maintains a... Read More

On March 21, 2012, Richard La Carte filed a new Actos complaint. In April 2012, at the request of Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., the manufacturer of Actos, La Carte's case has been removed to U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for inclusion in... Read More