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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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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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Consolidated Cholesterol Drug Cases Lack Critical Mass for CAFA Jurisdiction

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The Central District of California district court recently weighed in on the limits of mass action jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA). The matter began as various individual state court actions alleging...more

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