Torts/Personal Injury
Oct. 2, 2024
Pfizer accused of not noting brain tumor danger on drug label
The lawsuit claimed that medroxyprogesterone acetate, sold under the brand name Depo-Provera, substantially contributed to the plaintiff developing a type of brain tumor 17 years after being given the drug by Planned Parenthood.
Pfizer Inc. was hit with a consumer fraud and breach of warranty lawsuit on Tuesday that claims it manufactured and marketed a drug used to treat a uterine disease though the company knew it caused brain tumors.
Filed in federal court in San Francisco by Weitz & Luxenberg PC, the lawsuit claimed that medroxypro...
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