IN RE: DEPO-PROVERA (DEPOT MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE) PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

  1. September 25, 2025

    Depo-Provera MDL Plaintiff Numbers Balloon To 1,300

    The plaintiffs in a multidistrict litigation claiming Pfizer failed to warn consumers of a link between brain tumors and the hormonal contraceptive Depo-Provera now number more than 1,300, with more expected to file suits ahead of a hearing Monday on whether their claims are preempted by federal law.

  2. August 25, 2025

    Pfizer Says FDA Blocked Tumor Warnings For Depo-Provera

    Pfizer said Friday that plaintiffs' claims in the multidistrict litigation over a link between brain tumors and the hormonal contraceptive Depo-Provera are preempted by federal law because the drugmaker asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for permission to change the drug's label to add tumor warnings but was rejected.

  3. May 30, 2025

    Generic-Drug Makers Near Exit From Depo-Provera MDL

    Attorneys for the plaintiffs in a multidistrict litigation claiming Pfizer Inc. failed to adequately warn patients and doctors about the risk of brain tumors associated with the hormonal contraceptive Depo-Provera told a Florida federal judge that they are close to dismissing claims against three manufacturers of generic versions of the drug.

  4. March 21, 2025

    Judge Accused Of Bias Expresses Regret Over MDL Remarks

    The chief judge of the Eleventh Circuit has dismissed a judicial ethics complaint alleging that a Florida federal judge had shown impermissible bias in favor of women leading the multidistrict litigation over the hormonal contraceptive drug Depo-Provera, after the judge said she "regrets any misunderstanding" and took steps to address the issue.

  5. March 17, 2025

    Seeger Weiss Atty Tapped To Lead Depo-Provera Plaintiffs

    A Florida federal judge on Sunday selected Christopher Seeger of Seeger Weiss LLP to lead the team representing plaintiffs in the multidistrict litigation claiming Pfizer Inc. failed to adequately warn patients and doctors about the risk of brain tumors associated with the hormonal contraceptive drug Depo-Provera.

  6. February 28, 2025

    Group Blasts Judge's Call For Women In Contraception MDL

    A judicial organization dedicated to fighting "leftist lawfare" filed a complaint Thursday against the Florida federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation over the hormonal contraceptive drug Depo-Provera, claiming that her comments about women needing to be represented in the MDL leadership show an impermissible bias.