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Jury Awards $9B In 1st MDL Actos Bladder Cancer Trial Against Takeda, Eli Lilly
Posted on 8 Apr 2014 by Tom Moylan

LAFAYETTE, La. — (Mealey’s) The first federal court Actos bladder cancer trial ended April 7 in a $9 billion verdict against co-defendants Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. and Eli Lilly & Co. Inc., according to Takeda ( In Re: Actos [Pioglitazone... Read More

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No New Trial In Actos MDL Bellwether Case, But Punitives Are Cut From $9 Billion To $36 Million
Posted on 29 Oct 2014 by Tom Moylan

LAFAYETTE, La. — (Mealey’s) Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. and Eli Lilly and Co. will not get a new trial in the first Actos bladder cancer multidistrict litigation bellwether case, but a Louisiana federal judge on Oct. 27 reduced the $9 billion... Read More

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Takeda To Pay Up To $2.4 Billion To Settle About 9,000 Actos Bladder Cancer Claims
Posted on 29 Apr 2015 by Tom Moylan

LAFAYETTE, La. — (Mealey’s) Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. will pay up to $2.4 billion to settle the “vast majority” of Actos bladder cancer lawsuits in the United States, the company, plaintiff attorneys and the multidistrict... Read More

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