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• Lawsuit Alleges Brain Tumor From Depo-Provera Caused Tongue Muscle Control Problems

  January 14, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A Massachusetts woman has filed a Depo-Provera lawsuit, indicating the birth control injections caused a tumor to develop in her brain that is pressing against the nerve controlling her tongue, which may eventually cost her control of her tongue permanently.

• Woman Files Depo-Provera Meningioma Lawsuit After Needing Brain Surgery, Annual MRIs

  January 8, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A Depo-Provera meningioma lawsuit filed by a Virginia woman indicates she will have to undergo MRIs every year for the rest of her life after a 2.5 cm tumor was surgically removed from her brain.

• Generic Depo-Provera Manufacturers Call for Birth Control Shot MDL to Be Created in NY, Not California

  December 31, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A growing number of lawsuits against generic Depo-Provera manufacturers have been filed throughout the federal court system, each alleging that women were not adequately warned about the risk of meningioma brain tumors from the birth control shot.

• Pfizer Agrees Brain Tumor Lawsuits Over Depo-Provera Should Be Centralized in MDL

  December 27, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Birth control shot manufacturer supports the consolidation of Depo-Provera brain tumor lawsuits, but argues that the claims should be centralized in the Southern District of New York, where the company is headquartered.

• Depo-Provera Lawsuit MDL Application Will Be Considered by JPML at Hearing on Jan. 30, 2025

  December 18, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  With a growing number of women pursuing Depo-Provera brain tumor lawsuits throughout the federal court system, the U.S. JPML will decide whether to consolidate and centralize the claims before one judge for coordinated discovery and pretrial proceedings.

• Lawsuit Alleges Depo-Provera Caused Brain Tumor, Spinal Cyst Requiring Constant Medical Monitoring

  December 13, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The birth control injection Depo-Provera caused the development of brain tumors after just two years of receiving the injections, according to a recently filed product liability lawsuit.

• Motion Filed To Centralize Depo-Provera Lawsuits in Federal MDL Over Brain Tumor Risks

  December 2, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A group of plaintiffs have petitioned the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to consolidate all Depo-Provera lawsuits before one federal judge for coordinated pretrial proceedings.

• Eye Problems Led to Discovery of Depo-Provera Brain Tumor, Lawsuit Claims

  November 26, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  California woman filed a Depo-Provera brain tumor lawsuit after she was diagnosed with a meningioma, years after receiving the birth control shots.

• Lawsuit Claims Link Between Depo-Provera and Brain Tumors Was Downplayed by Drug Makers

  November 20, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A California woman indicates that she developed a "golf ball-sized" brain tumor from Depo-Provera birth control shots, following years of injections.

• Six Years of Depo-Provera Injections Caused Woman To Develop Intracranial Meningioma: Lawsuit

  November 14, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  California woman indicates she was unaware there was a link between her meningioma and Depo-Provera injections until a study was published in March 2024, resulting in widespread publicity about the brain tumor risks.