Legal Opinion
In re Actos (Pioglitazone) Products Liability Litigation
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided July 17, 2017No. MDL No. 6:11-md-2299PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HONORABLE RÉBECCA F. DOHERTY, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
CONTENTS
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND . . 488
A. Prior to Establishment of MDL 2299...488
B. Establishment of MDL 2299.. .489
C. State Court Proceedings... 492
D. Procedural History Prior to Bellwether Trial.. .493
E. Discovery, Preparation for the Bellwether Trial, Allen v. Take dee.. .495
F. The Master ' Settlement Agreement. . .502
G. Implementation ' of the Settlement. . .507
H; The Initial Hold-Back on Settlement Payments... 510
I. Nationwide Settlements,. .511
J. Additional Comments on Common Benefit Efforts.. .511 *
II. COMMON…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Farrar v. HobbySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Blanchard v. BergeronSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
23 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by8 opinions
- Pat District Council 82 v. Takeda Pharmaceuticals CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2019
- Loop, LLC v. CDK Global, LLC (In re Dealer Mgmt. Sys. Antitrust Litig.)District Court, E.D. Illinois · 2019
- In re Cook Med., Inc.United States District Court · 2019
- Bass v. Imperial Fire & Casualty Insurance CoDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 2025
- Erbey Holding Corporation John R. Erbey Family Limited Partnership v. Blackrock Financial Management, Inc.Superior Court of The Virgin Islands · 2023
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.