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Depo-Provera Meningioma Lawsuits: Eight Groups of Women Who May Qualify

Lawsuits filed by women who used the Depo-Provera birth control shot and were later diagnosed with meningioma brain tumors continue to grow in number across the United States. Federal cases have been consolidated into...more

Hissey, Mulderig & Friend, PLLC

Depo-Provera and Meningioma: What the Latest Research Means for Women Who Used the Birth Control Shot

Meningioma brain tumors are often described as slow-growing and benign. But for many patients, the effects are anything but minor. These tumors can press on critical areas of the brain, leading to vision problems, chronic...more

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GLP-1 Vision Loss Lawsuits: Ozempic, Wegovy, and NAION Optic Nerve Injury Claims

Patients who were prescribed Ozempic (semaglutide), Wegovy (semaglutide), Mounjaro (tirzepatide), or other GLP-1 receptor agonist medications to treat type 2 diabetes or for weight loss may be at risk of vision loss or...more

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Ozempic & Wegovy Lawsuits: What Users Should Know About Similar Drugs

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Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound have become widely recognized medications in recent years, offering significant benefits for managing type 2 diabetes and supporting chronic weight management. ...more

Hissey, Mulderig & Friend, PLLC

Ozempic Vision Loss Lawsuits Combined in New Federal NAION Litigation

Federal courts have recently taken a significant step in the growing litigation involving Ozempic and similar diabetes and weight loss drugs. Lawsuits alleging that these medications – known as GLP-1 agonists – can cause...more

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Dupixent Lawsuits: How the Masking Effect May Hide Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma

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For many people living with severe eczema, Dupixent feels like a breakthrough. After years of painful flare-ups, constant itching, and treatments that never seemed to last, the medication can finally bring relief. Skin...more

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FDA Updates Depo-Provera Warning Label to Include Risk of Meningioma Brain Tumors

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated the warning label for the Depo-Provera birth control shot to include information about the risk of meningioma brain tumors. The label update is intended to warn doctors...more

Hissey, Mulderig & Friend, PLLC

Ozempic Blindness Lawsuits: Legal Claims Allege GLP-1 Drugs Linked to NAION Vision Loss

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist drugs (commonly referred to as GLP-1 agonists) have become widely prescribed for type 2 diabetes and weight loss. Medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and other GLP-1 drugs...more

Hissey, Mulderig & Friend, PLLC

Depo-Provera y tumores cerebrales tipo meningioma: lo que deben saber las mujeres sobre los riesgos y las demandas legales

Durante décadas, millones de mujeres han utilizado la inyección anticonceptiva Depo-Provera como una forma conveniente y eficaz de prevenir el embarazo. Sin embargo, en los últimos años han surgido preocupaciones médicas y...more

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Injured by a Prescription Drug? What You Need to Know About Pharmaceutical Lawsuits and Failure to Warn Claims

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When we take prescription medications, we trust that they will help us feel better, not leave us with devastating side effects we were never warned about. Unfortunately, that trust is sometimes misplaced, not because doctors...more

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Are You Eligible to Join a Pending Dangerous Drug Lawsuit?

While the drugs we take are supposed to help us, sometimes they do more harm than good. If you have been harmed by a dangerous drug, you may be able to hire a lawyer to help you hold the pharmaceutical company behind the drug...more

Hissey, Mulderig & Friend, PLLC

Depo-Provera and Meningioma Brain Tumors: What Women Should Know About the Latest Lawsuits

Understanding the Link Between Depo-Provera and Meningioma - In recent years, several major medical studies have identified a potential association between the Depo-Provera birth control shot and the development of meningioma...more

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Who Is Eligible to File a Dupixent Lymphoma Lawsuit? Understanding Criteria, Timing, and Next Steps

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A diagnosis of T-cell lymphoma after using Dupixent raises serious questions for patients and families. Many want clear answers about whether they may have a legal claim and what criteria determine eligibility. This guide...more

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First Dupixent Lawsuit Filed Over Fatal Lymphoma: What It Means for Patients and Families

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The first known lawsuit has now been filed against the makers of Dupixent (dupilumab), alleging that the popular eczema and asthma drug caused or accelerated a deadly form of lymphoma....more

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Depo-Provera and Meningioma Brain Tumors: What Women Need to Know

For decades, millions of women have relied on the Depo-Provera birth control shot as a convenient form of long-term contraception. However, growing medical evidence has linked long-term Depo-Provera use to an increased risk...more

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Ozempic Gastroparesis Lawsuits Grow as Patients Report Severe Stomach Problems

A rising number of Ozempic gastroparesis lawsuits are being filed across the United States, alleging that the popular diabetes and weight-loss drug has caused patients to develop severe stomach paralysis and other...more

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

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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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

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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

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U.S. Third Circuit Rejects Claims of Preemption and Allows Fosamax Cases to Proceed

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In 2022, over 500 plaintiffs filed a case alleging that Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a drug manufacturing company, failed to provide adequate warnings that one of their drugs increased the risk of atypical femoral fractures....more

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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

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Side Effects of Prescription Drugs: What You Should Know

Many prescription drugs have side effects. In fact, drug companies frequently include a list of side effects on their drugs’ labels and packaging (not because they want to, but because they are required to do so under federal...more

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Appellate Division Maintains Kind-for-Kind, Credential Equivalency Requirement Under Affidavit of Merit Statute

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Wiggins v. Hackensack Meridian Health, 478 N.J. Super. 355 (App. Div. 2024) - The plaintiffs alleged that the defendant, Dr. Goyal, prescribed tramadol to the decedent for pain associated with a medical condition. One month...more

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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

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Ozempic Weight Loss Users at Risk of Gastroparesis and Other Stomach Problems, New Study Reveals

A recent study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that patients taking the drugs Ozempic (semaglutide) and Wegovy (liraglutide) for weight loss were more than three-times more likely to...more

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