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Depo-Provera Birth Control Shots and the Risk of Meningioma Brain Tumors

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Depo-Provera, a birth control injection containing the hormone medroxyprogesterone acetate, has been widely used for decades as a convenient contraceptive option. For many women, the Depo shot offered an alternative to daily...more

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A Simple Guide to Depo-Provera Lawsuits and Settlements

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What is a meningioma and what types of injuries qualify? Depo-Provera has many known side effects. However, the current Depo-Provera litigation mainly involves a “signature injury” that was not properly warned against by...more

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Seeking a Depo-Provera Settlement: What Patients and Families Need to Know

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The costs of an intracranial meningioma diagnosis can be substantial. Not only can this diagnosis lead to a lifetime of medical bills and other costs, but it can drastically reduce patients’ quality of life as well....more

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West Virginia AG Reaches $17M Settlement With Pfizer and Ranbaxy Over Antitrust and Consumer Protection Violation Claims

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West Virginia Attorney General (AG) Patrick Morrisey announced a total $17 million settlement agreement with pharmaceutical companies, Pfizer and Ranbaxy after more than a decade of litigation regarding the companies’ alleged...more

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Women with Meningioma Brain Tumors from Depo-Provera May Qualify to File a Lawsuit

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The Depo-Provera birth control shot has been linked to an increased risk of a type of brain tumors known as meningiomas. Women who received the Depo shot and were diagnosed with meningioma brain tumors may be eligible to...more

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Depo-Provera Lawsuits Filed on Behalf of Women With Meningioma Brain Tumors

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Women injected with the Depo-Provera birth control shot are more than five-times more likely to be diagnosed with a type of brain tumors known as meningioma, according to a recent study....more

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Commercial Division Denies Pfizer's Motion To Dismiss, Holds Allergan's Claims for Defense Costs Are Ripe

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It’s back to business as usual for Commercial Division Justice Andrew Borrok, who recently issued a slew of decisions contributing to New York’s robust Commercial Division jurisprudence.  ...more

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Viagra — Developments in Litigation

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There have been some very recent developments in the national litigation regarding the erectile dysfunction (ED) drug Viagra and the allegation that its use increases a patient’s risk of developing melanoma. Judge Seeborg,...more

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Lawsuits over Viagra Melanoma Risk Mounting

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The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation heard arguments at a hearing on March 31, 2016, about the need for national coordination of Viagra claims. Pfizer, the manufacturer of Viagra, did not oppose this request by the...more

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Viagra — Melanoma Lawsuits Mounting

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The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation will hold a hearing to consider a request to establish coordinated national litigation against the manufacturers of Viagra. The Judicial Panel is a group of federal judges who...more

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