$3.4 Billion Settlement – Avandia Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation

Milberg attorneys were appointed to the Plaintiffs Steering Committee and served on the Discovery and Media Sub-Committees on behalf of thousands of patients who took the Type 2 diabetes drug Avandia, alleging the manufacturer failed to disclose the known and increased risk of heart attack and cardiac death. GlaxoSmithKline set aside $3.4 billion in 2011 to settle lawsuits.