Las Vegas, NV - After deliberating for less than a day, a Las Vegas jury returned a verdict this week saying Actos, a medication widely prescribed to treat diabetes, did not cause bladder cancer in plaintiff Alan Alsabagh.

LAS VEGAS, NV - Jurors heard opening statements last week in a civil suit brought by a man alleging Actos, a widely prescribed drug used to treat diabetes, caused his terminal bladder cancer.

MIAMI, FL - Last week a Miami-Dade County jury awarded $4.25 million to a smoker's widow after determining cigarettes manufactured by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (NYSE: RAI) caused her husband's throat cancer. According to a Courtroom View Network webcast of the verdict being delivered, the jury assigned 15 percent responsibility to Milton Williams, therefore reducing the verdict amount from $5 million.

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - A state court jury has determined Roche Holding AG, manufacturer of the popular acne medication Accutane, must pay $18 million in damages to two former users who developed inflammatory bowel disease because of the drug.

Late last Friday, after nearly four weeks of trial proceedings, an Orlando jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendants in a civil trial alleging the antidepressant Zoloft caused Gary Torrence to commit suicide.