February 26, 2026
Counsel for GlaxoSmithKline urged a Third Circuit panel on Thursday to undo an order certifying a class of health plans in the multidistrict litigation over the company's alleged deceptive marketing of the diabetes drug Avandia, arguing the plaintiffs didn't have the experts necessary to support their case.
May 23, 2025
A Pennsylvania federal judge has certified a class of health plans in multidistrict litigation over GlaxoSmithKline's alleged deceptive marketing of the drug Avandia in which the plans claim they wouldn't have paid higher premiums for the drug if they'd known about its potential cardiovascular risks.
December 13, 2017
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Tuesday tossed a suit against GlaxoSmithKline LLC in multidistrict litigation related to the safety of its diabetes drug Avandia because the patient who brought the allegations didn't demonstrate his doctor would have avoided the treatment had he known of its risks.
March 01, 2017
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Tuesday rejected Santa Clara County, California's efforts to dismiss its false advertising claims from multidistrict litigation over GlaxoSmithKline PLC's diabetes medication Avandia in order to refile them in state court, ruling the federal courts correctly took jurisdiction when the county filed suit five years ago.
February 03, 2017
GlaxoSmithKline PLC told a Pennsylvania federal court Thursday that third-party payors in multidistrict litigation alleging the company misrepresented the safety of its Avandia diabetes drugs are now claiming for the first time and with no supporting evidence that GSK promised Avandia had cardiovascular benefits.
December 05, 2016
Third-party payor United Benefit Fund told a Pennsylvania federal court on Friday that it should not be punished with sanctions for seeking to leave a class action alleging GlaxoSmithKline LLC misrepresented the safety of its Avandia diabetes drugs, pointing to evidence that its claims had merit and were not baseless.
November 10, 2016
GlaxoSmithKline LLC asked a Pennsylvania federal court on Wednesday to sanction two third-party payors that recently asked to drop their class actions against GSK over the safety of its Avandia diabetes drugs, saying they should be punished for pursuing claims for years without the evidence to back them up.
August 26, 2016
Third-party payors in a class action alleging GlaxoSmithKline LLC misrepresented the safety of its Avandia diabetes drugs told a Pennsylvania federal judge on Thursday that the pharmaceutical company is distorting what they’re actually claiming.
August 05, 2016
United Benefit Fund, one of four payors who filed a class action alleging GlaxoSmithKline LLC misrepresented the safety of its Avandia diabetes drugs, took one for the team Friday and asked a Pennsylvania federal court to kill its own claims for a faster resolution.
April 20, 2015
A Pennsylvania federal judge has ruled that the lead plaintiff in a proposed class action rolled into multidistrict litigation covering claims that GlaxoSmithKline LLC concealed dangerous side effects of its diabetes drug Avandia failed to show that she was harmed in any way.