November 08, 2011
Less than a week after GlaxoSmithKline PLC paid $3 billion to settle U.S. government probes into, among other practices, its marketing of Avandia, a Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday pushed the drugmaker toward mediation with plaintiffs in multidistrict litigation over the controversial diabetes drug.
October 28, 2011
A Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Wednesday that a California county can't personally pursue a false advertising suit in multidistrict litigation over GlaxoSmithKline PLC's alleged concealment of the risks of diabetes medication Avandia, but that it can assert the claims on behalf of state residents.
January 05, 2011
GlaxoSmithKline PLC has lost its bid to block three doctors from testifying about the alleged health risks of Avandia in a multidistrict litigation alleging the company concealed the diabetes medication's potential to cause heart attack and stroke in some patients.