Lipitor Lawsuits Move Forward, as Federal Court Issues New Order Pertaining to First Bellwether Trial, Bernstein Liebhard LLP Reports

The Firm is representing a number of Lipitor lawsuit plaintiffs who allegedly developed Type 2 diabetes due to their use of the cholesterol-lowering statin.

New York, New York (PRWEB) February 09, 2015

Lipitor lawsuits (http://www.lipitorlawsuitcenter.com/) alleging that use of the cholesterol-lowering statin caused patients to develop Type 2 diabetes continue to move forward in U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina, Bernstein Liebhard LLP reports. According to an Order issued on February 4th, the Court has adopted new deadlines for certain matters pertaining to the proceeding's first bellwether trial. Jury selection for that trial is now tentatively scheduled to begin on October 19, 2015. (In re Lipitor (Atorvastatin) Litigation, MDL No. 2502)

"Our Firm is representing a number of Lipitor lawsuit plaintiffs, and we are looking forward to the commencement of this first trial. As a bellwether trial, it may provide important clues as to how juries will rule in similar Lipitor diabetes claims," says Bernstein Liebhard LLP, a nationwide law firm representing victims of defective drugs and medical devices. The Firm is currently offering free and confidential case reviews to individuals who may have been harmed by Lipitor.

Lipitor Diabetes Litigation
Court documents indicate that more than 1,600 Lipitor diabetes claims are currently pending in the U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina. All of the lawsuits accuse Pfizer Inc. of concealing the drug's association with diabetes in order to protect its profits from Lipitor. Plaintiffs also assert that they would not have used Lipitor, or would have been more closely monitored for diabetes, had Pfizer's warnings been adequate.

According to court records, the litigation involving Lipitor and diabetes has been growing since February 2012, when the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced that the labels for Lipitor and other statins would be updated to include new information about their potential association with Type 2 diabetes. While Pfizer did modify the Lipitor label in response to the FDA request, plaintiffs in Lipitor lawsuits claim that the new information is not sufficient to adequately warn patients about the drug's association with diabetes.

Lipitor patients who allegedly developed Type 2 diabetes due to the medication may be entitled to compensation for medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, and other injury related damages. To learn more about filing a Lipitor lawsuit, please visit Bernstein Liebhard LLP's website. To arrange for a free case review, please call 800-511-5092.

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