Settlement of Avandia Lawsuits Reached in About 10,000 More Cases

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GlaxoSmithKline has reportedly agreed to pay $460 million to settle Avandia lawsuits filed by about 10,000 more people. The agreement comes as two FDA advisory committees have begun meeting to debate whether the controversial diabetes drug should be recalled from the market. 

The Avandia settlement was leaked to Bloomberg News the same day as the committees of independent advisors to the FDA were hearing evidence about the heart risks of Avandia that were the subject of the injury suits.

The settlement would resolve the majority of the outstanding Avandia lawsuits that have been filed against GlaxoSmithKline alleging that they failed to warn about the increased risk of heart attacks and other potentially life-threatening heart problems with Avandia.

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Avandia (rosiglitazone) was approved in the United States in 1998 to treat type 2 diabetes by helping control blood sugar levels. The drug has been used by millions of diabetics, but sales have plummeted in recent years as concerns have mounted about the risk of serious and potentially life-threatening heart risks with Avandia. Some experts estimate that Avandia has caused between 60,000 and 200,000 heart attacks and deaths due to cardiovascular problems in the U.S. from 1999 to 2006.

Speculation regarding the likelihood of an Avandia recall has reached a fever pitch in recent weeks, as more and more information about the Avandia heart problems has been released in advance of the FDA advisory committee meetings. Last week, the FDA released data showing that agency drug reviewers were conflicted over the drug’s benefits and risks, with some of them indicating that data Glaxo has touted as establishing Avandia’s safety is unreliable.

The proposed settlement of Avandia lawsuits allegedly range between $46,000 to $70,000, depending on the particulars and severity of the claims.

GlaxoSmithKline PLC currently faces about 13,000 Avandia lawsuit claims filed by former users of the drug who allege that the drug company failed to adequately research their medication or warn users about the serious side effects. Therefore, the reported settlement would resolve the majority of cases currently pending. However, some Avandia lawyers are continuing to investigate and review new cases for individuals who continued to use the medication in reliance on GlaxoSmithKline’s misleading reassurances that the diabetes drug was safe.

In recent months, GlaxoSmithKline has reached Avandia settlements in about 5,700 other lawsuits, with reports suggesting that the value of some Avandia cases averaged about $86,000.


980 Comments


kevin
hi my uncle has been waiting for 10 years and there is no communication on whats happening. he had triple bypass and the doctor lost him but got him back to life great . He has had both legs operated on from top to his feet now haveing trouble walking the lawyer is in saskatchewan with no communitatin so WHATS UP .

ALFRED
my mother died in 2008 I never heard nothing so far & it is DEC 6,2017.How long does it takes to get paid

Bill
Not much information lately. Has everyone been paid, except me??

mlou
Can someone tell me what they would do if the claimant has passed away before they received their 2nd settlement check? Would it go to the spouse?

Bert
I have read with interest this blog for several years now and would like to add a few comments. First of all I have a claim that has been active for about three years now and am just as interested in the outcome as everyone else. I received a partial payment this year and would like to finish this and be over once and for all as do all of you. The problem I have is with all the wild claims made that just are not viable. The claim that the lawyers are just setting on the money doesn’t hold water. If they sent you money that wasn’t meant for you would you send it back if asked? Think of all the thousands of people who have filed a claim and the fact that they have to check each one to verify those claims. They are not going to send us money just for filing. I cringe every time I read about someone taking a reduced amount from some insurance broker so they can have a few dollars now then complain about how little they received. My humble advise is to just hold on, not spend anything you don’t already have and I hope each of us get what is coming to us in a timely manner. Good luck to each of you waiting. An to any lawyer reading this, think about what we are going through waiting for you to act.

Eugenio
I have a Avandia case which was filed at least 3 years ago, ive spoken with the firm many times and am told I defenitly have money coming to me, but im on the third list and the second list is now being dispersed. Does seem accurate??

Crackednut
Was told by G&K they could not except fax copies They had to be the original copy.

Jerry
I am in the same boat as the rest of you. My father passed away almost three years ago. I have been getting the run around since. I received a letter in November stating the money was ready for dispersment and it would be soon. Finally in August I called the attorney at G&K and left a heated message on his answering machine. I called again the next day, because I never received a call back, and magically another set of letters were mailed that very day. I signed the letters authorizing final dispersement and faxed them back. A week went by and nothing. Called again. I was told call back in another 6 weeks. Called back in 6 weeks and guess what, they couldn’t tell me why a check wasn’t mailed out. She said she would send an email to G&K but it would be 48 hours before she would get a response. Also, it would be another 5-10 business days before a check would be mailed out. WHAT? This whole thing is a joke. The lawyers have the money sitting in the bank and they are collecting the interest. My wife worked for a major law firm that handled civil law suits. She said as soon as the money came to the law firm it was dispersed immediately. I will be contacting my personal lawyer today to see what my options are. I will keep you posted

Rosa
I feel like this is a gimmick to. i think like bill we need to do some about this together we stand divided we fall. so let me know what we are going to do .i’m with you.

bryan
i have been waiting on a settlement from the Moody Law Firm for 3 years every time i called they tell me they are waiting on medicare Hint im 43 yeas old why in sam heel do i need to wait on medicare if i wasn’t on it they have all of my personal information i feel we all should file a Federal Law suit on the law firm or firms

linda
i agree with all of you and we should get together and do something my husband died and they said i had liens that had to be paid bs how do we do this do we sign a petition and send it to the judge or the california bar assoc, please let me know

Laboria
I to have been waiting on my second check. Every time I call G&k they put the call to a call center and if the person answer they only tell you lies. They are a bunch of crooks that are making money off our money and it don’t look like we are going to get any more. I received a check in Nov 2013 and nothing since. There should be something we could do about this, such a sad case cause I need my money.

Josh
What is a “crock”? Do you mean “crook”?

tanya
I have a good attorney, yes it is taking a while. my first payment was 35k then lawyers money came out of it, then my second check is supposed to be the same plus the eight point system that i cannot find how much that was. But the last i heard was the medical had one more week to respond then if they dont answer, then i dont have to pay medical. But i know with my next money im getting me a house on some land,,, I have been waiting years for my first check and the second check im still waiting which has been another year and a half so far.So if someone finds out what the point system is please let me know. And if i find out i will update the info on my page here.

Cee Cee
Since I haven’t posted in a while. Here is my update. I was told after months that Well point had a lien on me. BULLSHIT! I worked everyday and pay my insurance G& K are crocks and liars They are just stalling and not paying this money out because they have the money. If there was a lien, why I found out a month ago. Now the claimants with lien were provided this information months ago and now all at once I have a lien. We are not getting any money, they (lawyers) are lying. The Attorney General needs to get involved with this. This is unbelievable that so many people have swindled by these lawyers handling the Avandia cases, If you get a second check, I wish you the best. Robert, I agree with you payment are too long because that are trying to take your money. I also believe that some of the post here are from attorneys or those working with them. Just check out what some of the posts are saying. They are defended the attorneys and not being supportive if they have funds invested in the process. Just like you and I get on the site, so does employees working for the crocks. You know who you are and God knows who you are. So if you received any money be thankful! Now Mr. Crock run and tell your lawyers that!!! We gotcha…………

Robert
The payments are too long. The federal judges already approved payment. Why am I paying Medicare $150 out of my settlement? Talked to the paralegal and said that is what they said I owe Medicare. I called Medicare to find out what is going on. I have never been in a hospital so I have never used them especially when I use the VA. Medicaid said I owed $495. I asked them again, for what?? They could not tell me. Then there was a 3% fee for the Federal courts and I asked why. They said it was law. I told them bull as my fees were already in the settlement and the courts take the cases after they get payment. So why the 2nd payment to the courts? I was told that it was 4-6 weeks to get my check. Why so long? The federal judges signed out on the amount and said it was good to go. So why the long wait. This approved amount is now mine, not the attorneys. It feels like a gimmick of some sort. But the time to get my check is looming large on them!!! Other affiliated things with the case!

Josh
James, Have you recently received this check, and if so, what did they say along with the check?

james kevin patrick
well i received around 3,000 $’s 7 when can i expect my other 7,000 + $,s . there are no leans on me i had insurancd at the time of hospitalizations so tell how long you can hold my $$$’s.

Josh
I honestly believe these lawyers have no intention of paying out any monies to anyone, they’re simply using smoke and mirrors(and lies) to justify what they’re doing. Lawyers wonder why people detest them so much, and don’t want to deal with them, this is the reason. There’s really no excuse they can use to explain why they’re dragging their feet on this, other than what I’ve said above. They simply DO NOT CARE if you or I get anything, because they’ve already made their money off the backs of us. W/O us, they wouldn’t be getting paid, but try explaining that to them. They are a complete joke.

Cracked nut
We All should take a look at ourselves , the things we do the things we say, before we accuse others, .With this I say GOD bless you and good buy.

Bill
Ditto your commentsmirror my experience. It may be time to file another rclass action suit and this time include these attorneys with GSK

Kat
I suggest that several of us rally together and contact multiple agencies. I have a plan. I just need a way for all of us to come together and talk via email, text phone etc. and to bi-pass this system to gather our personal information. They’re lying to you, they’ve lied to all of us. There’s proof and we have recourse.

cracked nut
You are a crook only if you operate outside of the law, otherwise you are just plane dishonest.

Cee Cee
Well Cracked nut to me they are crocks and you must be in agreeance with how they have done us. Just because you have a license does not validate this type of behavior. Lies and lies!! You want to know what a point is in $, called the crocks and let see if they will tell you! Good luck

Daniel
Ive been waiting for 6 years to see the money. My father died because of this drug. How much longer do we need to wait?

Cracked nut
The lawyers are NOT crooks. They have a license (permit) to do what they do.

Cee Cee
I Josh and Waynee, I agree with your comments. The lawyers are taking us for a huge ride! They have made nothing but excuses and excuse regarding money that was awarded to us. I call the lawyer G&K and you only get the call center where you speak to one of two young lady that appear to be reading a script. I ask to have the lawyers contact me and to no avail. It has been two years since I received the first check and it does not appear that I am going to receive another check. Lies and lies, I will never again get into tort case. We have suffer so much and the law firms have made so much. They are all crocks that made money off of innocent victims. Yes call your state law board and if anyone has Judge Penella and JudgeTrotter information, please please post the contact information. We need to all come together and write complaints against this bill shit! Happy Easter and no money will come to us

cracked nut
I just want to know much 1 point = in us dollars.

Josh
Waynee, You’re right, I’m thinking this thing is/was a scam. I too received a letter last Nov stating that we’d be getting a check “very soon”, and now it is almost 5 months later, and still nothing. I bet more excuses will be made in a month or 2 as well. The lawyers don’t really care about settling any time soon(despite what they claim), because they’re making money off our money, as long as it sits in their bank accounts. Call your local bar association, call the judge who’s overseeing the cases.

waynee
I understand the point system is determined by how sick the drug made you. Some lost their life some just had heart attacks some had congestive heart failure and strokes. the worst one is death and it gives you points and that means you get more money than the others side affect it had. I received a letter in Nov. 2014.and it showed the point system and how it determined where your claim was. and it had to be signed and sent back the next day. I was told I would get check in Jan. No check and it is March now I am told May. It is a run around a put off

Danny
I received my first check last April (2014). I was advised that the second check would be released in 4-6 months. Today is March 17, 2015, and still no second check. I called my lawyer, and they told me that Garretson was still working on the private insurance lien. I called Garretson, and they told me my law first decided to do the private lien resolution themselves. One of them, if not both, are lying. If I do not hear something soon, I am calling my states bar association, and I am going to write a letter to the judge that is hearing the Avandia cases.

Kathy
My husband was disabled for 3 years before he passed away from the side effects of this awful drug. He did receive one check but it was half of what they said it would be at first. I received a letter last summer from GW that said the second check would be sent out soon. Still waiting. Does anyone know if they are getting any closer. It sounds like the insurance company is using our money. Why haven’t the courts told them to give it to the families that need it?

David
Does anyone know how the point system works.

lorraine
On 12/17/14 I receved a settlement packet from Garretson resoulation group. On the very first page of this packet it stated, you must return these documents or hey must be postmarked not later than 12/17/14. It further states that 65% of the patients that qualify must release their Avandia based claims. The issue is I left for vacation on 12/17/14 prior to receiving this packet. I returned home on 12/31/31 to find this packet in my stack of mail. Now the question is what should I do at this point,? why would they sent something dated 12/10 to arrive on 12/17 the same date it is to be postmarked.

Angela
Yes I received the packet and it do tell you the amount but by the time the lawyer get their fee you are not getting much at all. I hope this helps.

Shirley
I was contacted by my lawyers on a settlement all I needed to do was sign all the papers and return. I am on Medicaid, Problem was that if I received the settlement I would lose my Mediciad until the settlement amount was used up and then I would have to sign back up for my Mediciad.. The problem is I did not know that I would lose the mediciad check. I am a disable person because of the Avandia. This does not sound fair, I am sick because of the medicine.

cheryle
I had lawyer on a Avandia case for my daughter it never went any where not even when the lawyer were doing mycase they even went so as moving my to calif. an then all or sudden they want to close my case that over 3to4 year they had my case my daughter die at the age or 23 justimagine watching yourchild take her last breath

waynee20
I got message from lawyer today and was told that any expense Medicare or Private Insurance that was paid for our care was considered a lien on any amount we received from our settlement. If this is true then our settlement wont be much . The lawyer also said that we should receive a settlement amount after the first of the year. I have been told this since 2012 that this would be year at the first of the year but never saw anything, But my lawyer said that I had been approve for a settlement and that was good. Hope this helps us all. Antonio what did you mean by What year? what packet ?

Josh
Antonio, What year? what packet, and are you happy with your amount?

Antonio
Someone said to me at the end of the year l’ll recieve a packet but never saw anything about an amount. This report was better , actuall numbers.

Josh
So any updates recently? Anyone gotten any checks or heard if they will and/or when? Also, will Garrets on be much help if you’re with G&K? I’m hoping this is all finished before the end of the year.

waynee
I have a question does anyone know what kind liens are they talking about is what your insurance paid or is it what Medicare paid. my bills were paid for from my health insurance that I had at the time I got sick . Since then am now on S.S but at the time I had private insurance that I paid part of and my employer paid part of. Are they saying if you had insurance they will take part of the settlement to pay back the insurance company? thanks to you .

Danny
Laura, the number you gave is for Garretson. They were helpful when I called them. Thank you for posting the number, but everyone please be advised that it is Garretson

Hunter
I called GSK today and it appears that G I KEESE are not using them for the lien resolution process. So they do not have any information on me. G I KEESE could be handling the lien resolution themselves. Thanks for the information.

Laura
the number to GSK if anybody want’s to know is 1 866- 694-4446. Anyone that know’s they are getting a check, you can call them. They seem to know more of what is going on.

Danny
How does one go about contacting GSK to find out the progress of your settlement? Will they tell you how long your wait time is, or how far it has progressed?

Josh
Laura, No problem. Any more updates? I thought I read that this is all coming to and end? Maybe we see something afterall before 2015? Also, you’re right that GSK has been more informative than any law firms have, which is sad.

Laura
Josh, Sorry I haven”t been on for a while. The resolution check I am talking about are the check that you get for what is left over from private insurance or medicare and medicade. Medicare and medicade already got paid. We are just waiting fir United Health care to settle with GSAK. We already got our first check back in June of last year. They hold back 20% for lien resolutions. If you don’t have any liens, then you get all of it back. If you do ,then they deduct that out of your hold back money. Alot of times you don’t know if you have any liens until GSK negotiates with them. They send you a letter for you to sign just like they did with the first one. If you agree to the offer, then you sign it and send it back to them. I have found that you get more out of GSK then you do the lawyers. We didn’t have any liens, but United Health care decided to get on board. They held back 11.000 out of us and United Health care agreed to settle for 2,000. At the time my husband was only 42. They take away points for him being over weight and for smoking, but he gat more points for being young. He only had one stint put in his heart. They go by a point system to see how much you get.

Debra
I’ve been waiting for over two years,not no first person,much less second payment. What do I need to do to receive settlement. Is someone our there knows about the Avandia Case. Please advise me on what to do .

Debra
I’ve been waiting for over two years,not no first person,much less second payment. What do I need to do to receive settlement. Is someone our there knows about the Avandia Case. Please advise me on what to do .

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