Summary
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued a transfer order centralizing multiple products liability actions alleging that Depo-Provera causes intracranial meningiomas under 28 U.S.C. § 1407. After reviewing motions from plaintiffs and responses from defendants regarding potential transferee forums, the Panel determined that the Northern District of Florida is the most appropriate venue. The order transfers the listed actions to that district and assigns them to Judge M. Casey Rodgers for coordinated pretrial proceedings.
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Holdings
- The panel orders that the actions listed on Schedule A be transferred to the Northern District of Florida and assigned to Judge M. Casey Rodgers for coordinated pretrial proceedings.
Key quotations
“IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the actions listed on Schedule A are transferred to the Northern District of Florida and, with the consent of that court, assigned to the Honorable M. Casey Rodgers for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings.”
Factual background
Plaintiffs allege that use of the injectable contraceptive Depo‑Provera caused intracranial meningiomas and assert products‑liability and misrepresentation claims against Pfizer and related defendants.
Procedural history
Plaintiffs and defendants filed motions under 28 U.S.C. §1407 seeking centralization of the Depo‑Provera products‑liability MDL; the panel considered the motions and ordered transfer of the actions to the Northern District of Florida.