Credit: Depo-Provera/Adobe Stock First Lawsuit Filed Alleging Contraceptive Depo-Provera Caused Brain Tumor
Ellen Relkin, who filed the first case on Tuesday, predicts thousands of lawsuits after a French study in March found the contraceptive Depo-Provera had a 550% higher chance of developing brain tumors.
October 03, 2024 at 06:09 PM
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Mass Torts
What You Need to Know
- On Tuesday, Weitz & Luxenberg filed the first lawsuit against Depo-Provera manufacturer Pfizer and several affiliated companies that sell the authorized generic form.
- The litigation is being featured at next week's Mass Torts Made Perfect.
- Pfizer, in a statement, said the claims 'lack merit' and intends 'to vigorously defend against them.'
In March, neurosurgeons and researchers in France published a large case control study in the British Medical Journal that found women who continually took the contraceptive Depo-Provera had a 550% higher chance of developing brain tumors.
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