District Court, W.D. Louisiana July 17, 2017, MDL No. 6:11-md-2299 (In re Actos (Pioglitazone) Products Liability Litigation)

HONORABLE RÉBECCA F. DOHERTY, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

CONTENTS

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND . . 488

A. Prior to Establishment of MDL 2299...488

B. Establishment of MDL 2299.. .489

C. State Court Proceedings... 492

D. Procedural History Prior to Bellwether Trial.. .493

E. Discovery, Preparation for the Bellwether Trial, Allen v. Take dee.. .495

F. The Master ' Settlement Agreement. . .