Calif. Appeals Court Reinstates $6.5 Million Verdict in Actos Bladder Cancer Case

LOS ANGELES — A California appellate court has reinstated a $6.5 million verdict in an Actos bladder cancer case, finding the trial court erred in excluding the causation testimony of the plaintiffs’ expert urologic oncologist.

In a July 16 opinion, the California Court of Appeal, 2nd District, ruled that the trial court exceeded the proper boundaries of its gate keeping function in determining the admissibility of the complex scientific testimony. The court further ruled that the evidence supported the jury’s instruction on multiple causation.

The appellate court remanded the action to the trial court with directions to enter a new …