Takeda Pharmaceuticals has agreed to pay $2.4 billion to settle the Actos bladder cancer lawsuits in a global settlement agreement. The Actos bladder cancer settlement is the largest single mass tort settlement for a drug that is still currently on the market. Takeda Pharmaceuticals, which…
By Thomas D. Penfield, CaseyGerry If it seems like more and more fatal hit and run stories are appearing in your news feed, you’re not imagining it. According to a piece in USA Today, hit and run crashes – and fatalities – are on the…
Being a pedestrian accident attorney, I am constantly advocating for safer streets and civic action for our City’s pedestrian population. I am excited to announce that the City of San Francisco has unveiled newproposals to reduce pedestrian accidents and fatalities. San Francisco’s new “Vision Zero”…
Survivors of sexual abuse have until August 3, 2015 to seek justice against their attackers. The Window that has been limited due to bankruptcy by the diocese is part of a federal court order. Anyone who was sexually abused by an employee of the diocese, or…
There is a common automobile dealer transaction which creates a yo yo situation (also called a spot delivery). How does this work? Let’s say a husband and wife go to the dealership on a Friday afternoon at 5:00 p.m. They meet with a salesman and…
Countless patients around the world depend on advanced medical devices to improve their quality of life. As the $110 billion medical device industry cranks out thousands of products every year, eye-opening reports continue to surface detailing faulty devices, repeat surgeries and massive recalls. The FDA…
According to confidential sources and as reported in today’s Bloomberg News, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. has indicated that it will pay more than $2.3 billion to settle the pending Actos lawsuits over bladder cancer claims. Asia’s largest drugmaker tentatively agrees to settle more than 8,000 Actos…
Despite the risks, tanning remains a persistent problem, especially among white teenage girls. According to a 2014 study, it is estimated that more than 400,000 cases of skin cancer may be related to indoor tanning in the United States each year—causing 245,000 basal cell carcinomas,…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) along with the assistance of the Department of Health and Human Services, American Academy of Family Physicians and the American Academy of Pediatrics released an informational brochure to assist doctors with coming to a mutual understanding with…
In what has become a common theme in the byzantine litigation that surrounds BP’s Deepwater Horizon disaster, Judge Carl Barbier once again slapped the hand of BP’s counsel for misleading the Court by selectively misquoting precedential case law. In an Order released today dealing with…