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Torts/Personal Injury

Sep. 17, 2026

State Depo-Provera litigation continues as federal cases move to settlement

California litigation alleging Pfizer failed to warn that Depo-Provera increases the risk of meningiomas continues in Alameda County as thousands of related federal claims move toward settlement.

California litigation alleging Pfizer's Depo-Provera birth control shot increases the risk of meningiomas is continuing in Alameda County even as thousands of related federal claims move toward settlement.

Superior Court Judge Patrick McKinney on Tuesday continued the next case management conference to Oct. 14 in the coordinated state proceedings, which accuse Pfizer and other defendants of failing to warn patients and doctors about an increased risk associated with prolonged ...

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