Levin Papantonio Attorneys Appointed to Leadership Positions in Depo-Provera Multidistrict Litigation March 18, 2025 Levin Papantonio (LP) announced that LP attorneys Virginia Buchanan and Chris Paulos have been appointed to key leadership positions in the Depo-Provera Liability Litigation (MDL No. 3140). Judge M. Casey Rodgers entered the order appointing leadership on March 16, 2025. Virginia Buchanan has been appointed Co-Chair of the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee and a member of the Trial Subcommittee, while Chris Paulos has been named Plaintiffs’ […] Read More
Depo-Provera Brain Tumor Lawsuits Centralized and Transferred to Florida for Litigation February 10, 2025 Plaintiffs’ attorneys express confidence in Judge Rodgers’ ability to manage an MDL that could house thousands of cases of women who developed brain tumors from these birth control shots. The United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) has ordered the consolidation of 27 federal lawsuits concerning the contraceptive Depo-Provera into a Multidistrict Litigation (MDL). These cases, […] Read More
California Woman Sues Pfizer for Brain Tumor Allegedly Resulting From Depo-Provera Contraceptive Shots December 10, 2024 Levin Papantonio (LP) law firm has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Alicia Wilson, a resident of Upland, San Bernardino, California, against Pfizer, Inc.; Viatris, Inc.; Greenstone, LLC; Pharmacia and Upjohn Company LLC; Pharmacia, LLC; and Prasco LLC. The complaint (Civil Action No.: 5:24-cv-02524) alleges that the defendants manufactured, promoted, and sold the prescription drug Depo-Provera without adequately […] Read More