New York Times
January 31, 2015
[…] Toyota, Chrysler and Honda are recalling about 2.1 million vehicles with airbags that might suddenly deploy even when the vehicle is not in a crash after earlier recalls did not sufficiently address the problem. Federal regulators said replacement parts might not be fully available until the end of the year. […]
Lawyers and Settlements
January 9, 2015
[…] Although Takeda denied that its actions were improper, the judge told the jury that it could assume the destroyed files would have helped the plaintiff’s case. […] Bloomberg notes that Takeda faces approximately 8,000 lawsuits in total, with 3,500 in pretrial proceedings before Judge Doherty and another 4,500 in various state courts. […]
Lawyers and Settlements
December 4, 2014
[…] Now, the jury in a recent Actos lawsuit has actually fined Takeda for its role in failing to preserve documents that would have proven beneficial to the case of the plaintiff. […] Takeda Fined by Trial Jury for Destruction of Actos DocumentsWhether Takeda failed to preserve or willingly destroyed documents is still the subject of some debate. […]
November 3, 2014
[…] The lawsuit was filed by patient Terrence Allen, who alleged he developed bladder cancer after using Actos. During the trial, Allen’s attorneys alleged Takeda officials purposely suppressed information that could have helped the plaintiff’s case. […]
Lawyers and Settlements
October 28, 2014
[…] Doherty denied a motion by the defendants for a new trial and concluded that the punitive damages award was not “unreasonable given the evidence presented of a high degree of reprehensibility of the defendants’ conduct and the need to adequately deter such conduct in the future.” […] Actos, also known as pioglitazone hydrochloride, is a member of a class of drugs known as thiazolidinediones, which have been linked to bladder cancer, liver disease and cardiovascular issues. […]
Indy Star
October 28, 2014
[…] The trial was part of a multidistrict litigation where thousands of Actos lawsuits have been combined. Takeda still faces more than 8,000 U.S. suits accusing it of mishandling Actos. […]
The Wall Street Journal
October 27, 2014
[…] A jury in federal court in Louisiana in April had ordered Takeda to pay $6 billion and Lilly to pay $3 billion in punitive damages to a New York state man, Terrence Allen, and his wife, who alleged Mr. Allen’s use of the diabetes drug Actos caused his bladder cancer.
The jury, which concluded the companies failed to provide adequate warnings about a risk of bladder cancer associated with Actos, also awarded $1.48 million in compensatory damages, of which Takeda and Lilly were ordered to pay 75% and 25%, respectively. […]
LA Times
January 29, 2015
[…] The automaker said Thursday it is looking into a crash of a 2002 Honda Accord on Jan. 18, in Houston. The driver’s side airbag inflator in the car may have ruptured, sending shrapnel into the cabin and killing the driver, who the company did not name. […]
Fox News
January 27, 2015
[…] Feinberg, who was hired by the automaker to handle death and injury claims, released new totals on Monday. The deputy administrator of the compensation fund says she expects a flurry of claims before Saturday’s deadline, and she also expects the number of deaths and injuries to rise. […]
The New Yorker
February 2, 2015 Edition
[…] Each year, contaminated food sickens forty-eight million Americans, of whom a hundred and twenty-eight thousand are hospitalized, and three thousand die. […] Another study, by Consumer Reports, found that more than a third of chicken breasts tainted with salmonella carried a drug-resistant strain. […]
