Blog: Anapol Weiss

Anapol Weiss is a top-rated national personal injury firm with a reputation for winning big. Our trial attorneys are leaders in medical malpractice, women's health litigation, personal injury, and mass torts cases. As a female majority-owned firm with a deep bench of experienced, determined trial attorneys, we are compassionate with our clients and fierce in the courtroom.

A Lifetime of Legal Battles Against Dangerous Products

Oct 10, 2024

Tracy Finken Magnotta, Anapol Weiss Women’s Health Ligitation Team I Have Spent My Career Holding Companies Accountable for Marketing Unsafe Products and Failing to Disclose the Serious Risks to Consumers However, time and again, we see these companies prioritizing profits over safety. Billion-dollar products are marketed without proper warnings and the result is often catastrophic. Over the past 25 years, I have been passionate about representing women and children for the life-changing injuries they have sustained and...

Tumors May Be Among the Side Effects of Depo-Provera Use: How to File a Lawsuit

Oct 9, 2024

Depo-Provera (medroxyprogesterone acetate), a long-acting contraceptive injection, is used by millions of women worldwide. While exact numbers can vary by region and over time, as of recent estimates: Global use: Around 20 million women worldwide have used Depo-Provera. United States: Approximately 1.6 million women use Depo-Provera in the U.S. annually. This accounts for about 3% of women using contraception in the country. Depo-Provera Side Effects and Meningiomas Depo-Provera is especially popular due to its convenience (one injection every three...

Informed Consent and Depo-Provera: Are Women Being Properly Informed?

Oct 7, 2024

Women deserve the right to make choices about their health, but only through full and accurate warnings and drug information can any woman make the decision that’s right for her. Women who aren’t properly informed about the risks of their birth control medications could be taking on serious health risks without even knowing it. That, along with the severe harm that has been linked to birth control injections in the form of an increased risk...

Pfizer and Depo-Provera: Another Example of a Company Failing to Warn Women About Risks in Products and Medicines

Oct 7, 2024

In recent years, there has been a growing awareness of how certain companies have failed to adequately warn female consumers about the risks associated with their products and medicines. From pharmaceuticals to cosmetics, several high-profile cases have highlighted the negligence of corporations in protecting women’s health. The most recent example is Pfizer’s failure to warn millions of users of Depo-Provera about the injection’s increased risk of causing brain and spinal cord tumors (meningiomas). When research revealed...

Depo-Provera Lawsuits: Yet Another Example of Women Fighting Back Against Harmful Drugs

Oct 4, 2024

By: Anapol Weiss Women’s Health Litigation Team Depo-Provera, the popular injectable contraceptive containing medroxyprogesterone acetate, has been marketed as a safe, convenient, long-term birth control solution. However, recent research has linked it to an increased risk of brain and spinal cord tumors (“meningiomas”). Depo-Provera: The Legal Fallout The first lawsuit against the drug’s manufacturer, Pfizer, was filed on October 1, 2024, accusing the pharmaceutical giant of failing to disclose the risks associated with long-term use of the drug...

Health Implications: How the Depo-Provera Lawsuit Highlights Women's Health Concerns

Oct 4, 2024

The birth control shot, a contraceptive delivered by injection every 12 weeks, has been hailed as a convenient alternative for women who don’t want to take birth control pills daily. Unfortunately, recent research findings have raised serious concerns about the safety of this medication. The recent Depo-Provera lawsuits are the latest mass tort legislation arising out of women’s health concerns. For patients who did or currently do use Depo-Provera for birth control, it’s important to understand...

Recreational Helmets: Design Defects—Bicycle, Football and Motorcycling

Sep 30, 2024

Published in The Legal Intelligencer September 30, 2024 By Larry Coben, Anapol Weiss Excerpts from the article: No one has ever attempted any sort of retrospective study of the relationship between helmet design and the frequency or nature of injury. And yet the issue of the efficacy of helmet safety effects millions of Americans. Approximately 47 million Americans bicycle on a regular basis. In 2015, in the United States, over 1,000 bicyclists died and there were almost 338,000 bicycle-related injuries...

Female Patients at Jefferson Health Hospital are Forced to Cope with the Consequences of Incorrect Mammogram Result Failures

Sep 26, 2024

Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia, formerly Einstein Medical Center, was recently cited by local health inspectors for providing incorrect mammogram results to patients. Sarah Gantz authored an article for the Philadelphia Inquirer dated September 26, 2024, wherein she describes how Jefferson Einstein (“Einstein”) incorrectly informed patients their mammogram results showed “no sign of breast cancer.” However, these patients subsequently learned the results were inconclusive requiring follow-up. This news comes after at least two women have reported receiving incorrect...

Understanding Ozempic Injuries and Your Legal Options for Compensation

Sep 18, 2024

Ozempic, a medication commonly prescribed to manage Type 2 diabetes, has gained attention due to its potential side effects and associated health risks. If you or a loved one has experienced injuries caused by Ozempic, it’s important to know that you may be eligible to recover compensation through mass tort litigation. In this blog, we’ll explore what Ozempic is, the injuries it can cause, and how a mass tort lawyer at Anapol Weiss can help you...

Injured by a Distracted Driver in Philadelphia? Here's How to Recover Compensation

Sep 17, 2024

Distracted driving is a serious and growing problem, especially with the rise of smartphones and in-car technologies. In Pennsylvania alone, over 13,000 crashes in 2022 were attributed to distracted driving. As students return to school and more teen drivers hit the road, the risk increases, particularly in urban areas like Philadelphia. If you’ve been injured in a car accident caused by a distracted driver, you need to understand your rights and options for seeking compensation. In...