August 24, 2017
The Cherokee Nation told a Louisiana magistrate judge Thursday that a request by Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. to transfer the tribe’s suit to Oklahoma would hurt the tribe’s ability to recover medical costs connected with treatment it provided for injuries related to the company’s diabetes drug Actos.
May 11, 2015
A Louisiana magistrate judge on Monday transferred the Cherokee Nation's proposed class action against Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. over distribution of a $2.4 billion settlement, set to go to users of its diabetes drug Actos, into multidistrict litigation that encompasses overarching claims against the company.
April 30, 2015
The Cherokee Nation hit Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. with a proposed class action in Louisiana federal court Thursday, saying the company can't distribute a $2.4 billion settlement over alleged health risks associated with the diabetes drug Actos until it determines how much to pay tribes for covering members' health care costs.