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Hissey, Mulderig & Friend, PLLC

Meningioma After Depo Shot? You May Be Entitled to Compensation

Recent scientific research has revealed that women who used the Depo-Provera birth control shot may be five times more likely to develop a form of brain tumors known as meningioma....more

Hissey, Mulderig & Friend, PLLC

Depo-Provera Litigation Update: Women With Meningioma Brain Tumors Eligible for Compensation

A March 2024 study published by The BMJ revealed that women who were injected with Depo-Provera (medroxyprogesterone acetate) are more than five times more likely to be diagnosed with a type of brain tumor known as...more

Hissey, Mulderig & Friend, PLLC

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

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

Hissey, Mulderig & Friend, PLLC

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

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

Hissey, Mulderig & Friend, PLLC

Women With Broken Paragard Copper IUDs May Qualify to File a Lawsuit

Women whose Paragard copper IUD broke during removal or while being implanted may be eligible to file a lawsuit and receive compensation for their injuries. Thousands of women who were injured by broken Paragard IUDs have...more

Hissey, Mulderig & Friend, PLLC

Paragard IUD Litigation Update: First MDL Bellwether Trial Scheduled for October 2024

The first bellwether trial in the nationwide litigation over the copper IUD Paragard is scheduled to go to trial in Georgia in October 2024. More than 2,200 lawsuits have been filed against Teva Pharmaceutical and...more

Hissey, Mulderig & Friend, PLLC

Thousands of Women Report Paragard Copper IUDs Broken During Removal, FDA Data Shows

Federal health officials have received thousands of reports of women whose Paragard copper IUDs broke when they were being removed. Hundreds of women with broken Paragard IUDs have filed lawsuits against the manufacturers of...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Plaintiffs Withdraw Motion to Centralize Essure Birth Control Litigation

Essure birth control is a medical device designed to provide permanent sterilization. Since 2002, about 750,000 women worldwide have undergone Essure sterilization procedures. Although the device has been marketed as a...more

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