New Study Links Depo-Provera to Higher Risk of Brain Tumor October 6, 2025 A new study published in JAMA Neurology in September 2025 found that women in the United States who use the birth control shot Depo-Provera (depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, or DMPA) may face a higher risk of developing meningioma, a type of brain tumor that forms in the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord. Key Findings […] Read More
Federal Judge Denies Hotel Chains’ Motions for Summary Judgment in Landmark Human Trafficking Case September 27, 2025 Chief Judge Algenon L. Marbley of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio rejected efforts by hotel defendants to escape liability in a federal human trafficking case (Civil Action 2:19-cv-00849). In a Court Opinion and Order filed Monday, September 22, 2025, Judge Marbley emphasized that the case centers on whether hotels that rented rooms […] Read More
Florida Talc Trial Opens Against Johnson & Johnson: Plaintiffs Say “It Was Not Pure” September 25, 2025 Today, jurors in Broward County, Florida, heard opening statements in a new talc trial against Johnson & Johnson, brought by the family of Dr. Albert Casaretto, a 78-year-old physician who died in 2022 from mesothelioma after decades of daily talc use. Plaintiffs are represented by Chris Tisi of Levin Papantonio, as well as John Uustal […] Read More