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.

Ozempic and NAOIN – The American Academy of Ophthalmology Issues Statement

Nov 17, 2024

“A new study suggests patients taking semaglutide — the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy — may be at higher risk of developing an eye condition that can cause blindness.” That is the first sentence of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) news release issued in response to the Harvard study published on July 3, 2024 in JAMA Ophthalmology: The eye condition, called non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (“NAION”), happens “when blood flow to the optic nerve...

Civil Justice for Crime Victims: Holding Property Owners Accountable for Safety and Security Failures

Nov 7, 2024

By: Miriam Benton Barish and Robert G. Devine, Jr. Understanding Compensation Rights for Crime Victims on Business Premises Tragically, innocent people are injured or killed as a result of criminal conduct by others. When crime occurs because of the failure to provide adequate security by the owner or operator of a premises, the victim may be entitled to compensation. Justice for Victims of Violent Crimes on Company Property Presently, the attorneys at Anapol Weiss represent the Estate of Leslie...

U.S. News and The Guardian Report: Depo-Provera Associated with an Increased Risk of Tumors

Oct 28, 2024

The excerpts below from The Guardian and U.S. News provide essential information about the French study, announced in March 2024, that found an increased risk of brain and spinal cord tumors to be associated with prolonged Depo-Provera use. The study is referenced in lawsuits filed against Depo-Provera’s manufacturer, Pfizer. Anapol Weiss filed its first complaint against Pfizer on October 28, 2024, on behalf of a California woman who used Depo-Provera over a prolonged period and...

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...

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...

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...

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...