Insurer’s Actos Lawsuit Claims Drug Companies Failed to Warn of Bladder Cancer Risk, Bernstein Liebhard LLP Reports

New York, New York (PRWEB) June 15, 2014

An insurance company has filed an Actos lawsuit (http://www.theactoslawsuitcenter.com/) in the U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana, alleging that the manufacturers of the Type 2 diabetes medication failed to warn that long-term use of the drug could increase a patient's risk of developing bladder cancer. The complaint, which was filed on June 11, 2014, seeks to recoup the cost of medical bills incurred by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts Inc. for hundreds of alleged victims of Actos bladder cancer. Among other things, the Actos lawsuit claims that Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Co., Ltd. And Eli Lily & Co. were aware of the dangers associated with Actos, but refused to warn patients, physicians, and the medical community about its link to bladder cancer. (Case No. 6:14-cv-01159).

"This is just the latest of thousand of lawsuits accusing these defendants of concealing information about the association between Actos and bladder cancer. Our Firm also continues to receive Actos lawsuit inquiries from individuals who were allegedly harmed by the medication," says Bernstein Liebhard LLP, a nationwide law firm representing the victims of defective drugs and medical devices. The Firm is currently offering free legal evaluations to individuals who were treated with Actos for a year or more, and who allegedly went on to develop bladder cancer due to their use of the drug.

Actos Bladder Cancer Allegations
Court records show that the Actos bladder cancer litigation has been mounting since June 2011, when new information was added to the Actos label regarding its potential to cause bladder cancer. The U.S. Food & Drug Administration mandated the label change after interim results from a 10 year study suggested that taking Actos for more than 1 year was associated with a doubling of the risk of bladder cancer.

Since then, more than 3,000 product liability claims have been filed in the Western District of Louisiana on behalf of alleged Actos bladder cancer victims. (In re: Actos Product Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2299) Court filings indicate that the federal litigation completed its first trial of an Actos lawsuit in April. The case ended with a jury awarding the plaintiff $1.475 million in compensatory damages, along with $9 billion in punitive damages. (Case No. 12-cv-00064).

Individuals who allegedly developed bladder cancer due to their long-term use of Actos may be entitled to compensation for medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, and other injury-related damages. To find out more about Actos lawsuits, please visit Bernstein Liebhard LLP's website. For additional information, please call 800-511-5092 today.

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