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Takeda Agrees to Pay $2.4 Billion to Settle Actos Lawsuits

actos bladder cancer settlements to reach 2.4 billion dollarsAccording to a Reuters article, the multinational drug company Takeda Pharmaceutical has agreed to pay $2.4 billion to resolve the majority of its 8,000 Actos lawsuits. This represents a $200 million increase over the company’s initial settlement offer last month. Plaintiffs in Actos lawsuits allege that Takeda failed to warn doctors and patients that its Type II diabetes medication could increase the risk of bladder ...

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Takeda Offers to Pay $2.2 Billion to Settle Actos Lawsuits

takeda has offered a settlement amount for actos bladder cancer lawsuitsBloomberg reports that the Japanese pharmaceutical company Takeda Pharmaceuticals has offered to pay $2.2 billion to resolve lawsuits claiming it hid bladder cancer risks associated with its diabetes drug Actos. If the settlement goes through, it will constitute one of the largest ever U.S. settlements over drug or device injury. Takeda seeks to settle over 8,000 Actos lawsuits pending in U.S. federal ...

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Drug Maker Destroyed Evidence in Actos Bladder Cancer Lawsuit

Actos maker accused of destroying evidence in investigationA Louisiana judge has ruled in a bellwether trial that Takeda Pharmaceuticals destroyed evidence that would have helped the plaintiffs prove the company hid information about the cancer risks of its diabetes drug, Actos. The evidence was a part of a case that resulted in a $9 billion Actos verdict in April, 2014.

The April ruling was the first federal jury decision in a multidistrict litigation ...

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