Takeda responds to verdict in US Actos case; invests in vaccines firm
The US subsidiary of Japan’s largest drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceuticals (TYO: 4502) says that in the case of Frances Wisniewski versus Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, et al, relating to the firm’s type 2 diabetes drug Actos (pioglitazone) Case No: 120702272, the jury found in favor of the plaintiff and awarded $2,050,000 in compensatory damages.
Takeda is considering its options, including post-trial motions and an appeal. The trial began on September 8, in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, before Judge Shelley Robins-New.
Will challenge the outcome
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