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• Hair Relaxer Class Action Lawsuit Seeks Certification for Medical Monitoring Claims

  April 1, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge is being asked to certify seven hair relaxer class action lawsuits seeking medical monitoring for users, following studies that link the products to an increased risk of cancer.

• Depo-Provera Brain Tumor Symptoms Reported Among Birth Control Users

  March 19, 2026

  Russell Maas

  More than 4,000 women across the U.S. have filed product liability lawsuits and medical monitoring class action claims seeking compensation for potential brain tumor symptoms and side effects allegedly caused by Depo-Provera.

• Stone Cutter Medical Monitoring Lawsuits Filed Over Silicosis Lung Injury Risks

  May 9, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  An increasing number of silicosis lawsuits have been filed in recent weeks by stone cutters who say they have not developed the lung disease, but seek medical monitoring for silica dust exposure.

• Depo-Provera Class Action Lawsuit Seeks Medical Monitoring Due to Brain Tumor Risks

  January 21, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Pfizer and other manufacturers of the Depo-Provera birth control shot have been included in a class action lawsuit seeking medical monitoring for women who received the injections, due to the increased risk of brain tumors.

• 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.

• Electronic Screening Could Lower Risk of Hospital Sepsis Deaths, Study Finds

  December 27, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that using electronic screening systems to automatically look for signs of sepsis infections resulted in hospitals reporting less patient deaths.

• 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.

• Judge Approves Settlement of Philips CPAP Medical Monitoring Lawsuit

  November 15, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has determined that a $25 million Philips CPAP medical monitoring settlement is “fair, reasonable and adequate”, providing funding to monitor individuals exposed to toxic foam released by recalled breathing machines.

• Lawsuits Between Philips and SoClean Over CPAP Machine Problems To Be Trial Ready by July 2025

  September 3, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Philips and SoClean attorneys have asked a U.S. District Judge presiding over litigation over problems caused by the CPAP machine cleaners to resolve a number of disagreements needed to prepare the first lawsuits between the two manufacturers for trial in one year.