The costs of an intracranial meningioma diagnosis can be substantial. Not only can this diagnosis lead to a lifetime of medical bills and other costs, but it can drastically reduce patients’ quality of life as well. Tragically, it can also reduce their life expectancy. Now that intracranial meningioma diagnoses have been linked to the contraceptive medication Depo-Provera in some cases, many patients and families are taking legal action against Pfizer Inc., seeking to hold the pharmaceutical giant fully accountable.
Pfizer Inc. is currently facing dozens of Depo-Provera lawsuits in a nationwide multi-district litigation (MDL) proceeding—and we expect the number of lawsuits in the MDL to increase significantly as awareness grows. The goal of this MDL proceeding is to help patients and families obtain Depo-Provera settlements that allow them to begin the process of moving on.
5 Important Steps to Take After an Intracranial Meningioma Diagnosis
If you have been diagnosed with intracranial meningioma after receiving Depo-Provera injections, you may be eligible to seek a Depo-Provera settlement. To protect your legal rights, there are some important steps you need to take—including some that you should try to take as soon as possible. For example:
1. Focus on Following Your Doctor’s Advice
First and foremost, you should focus on following your doctor’s advice. Unless you think a second opinion is necessary, follow your doctor’s treatment recommendations and attend all of your appointments as scheduled. Don’t put off seeking treatment, and don’t leave your prescriptions unfilled. Not only is this important for your health, but it will be important for seeking a Depo-Provera settlement as well.
2. Try to Locate Your Records for Your Depo-Provera Injections
To seek a settlement, you will need proof that you received Depo-Provera injections. If you, like most women, received your injections at your doctor’s office or another healthcare facility, you should try to locate your records of your contraceptive injections.
If you administered Depo-Provera to yourself at home, you should try to locate your prescription records as well as your proof of purchase. If you aren’t able to locate these records, you should write down the name of the healthcare facility or pharmacy you visited, and your lawyer will be able to help.
3. Start Keeping Track of Your Medical Bills and Other Costs
If you decide to file a Depo-Provera lawsuit, you will be seeking financial compensation for your medical bills and other out-of-pocket costs (in addition to your non-financial losses, as discussed below). With this in mind, you should start keeping track of the costs you incur as a result of your intracranial meningioma diagnosis.
4. Keep a Log of How Your Brain Cancer Impacts Your Daily Life
In addition to your financial costs, if you have grounds to seek a Depo-Provera settlement, you are also entitled to just compensation for your non-financial losses. These are all of the ways that your brain cancer negatively impacts your daily life. From physical pain and psychological stress to the inability to enjoy spending time with friends and loved ones, these are all losses for which you may be entitled to significant financial compensation.
5. Talk to a Lawyer About Your Legal Rights
To find out if you are eligible to seek a Depo-Provera settlement, you will need to talk to a lawyer about your legal rights. We recommend scheduling a free consultation as soon as possible. You have nothing to lose, and if you are entitled to a settlement, hiring a lawyer to take legal action on your behalf will be an important step toward holding Pfizer Inc. accountable.
To be clear, these are not all of the steps you need to take if you believe that you may have grounds to seek a Depo-Provera settlement. Rather, these are just some of the preliminary steps involved in the process. When you schedule a free consultation with a Depo-Provera lawyer at Searcy Denney, your lawyer will walk you through everything you need to know should you decide to continue moving forward.
What to Do if You Have Lost a Loved One to Brain Cancer Caused By Depo-Provera
If you have tragically lost a loved one to brain cancer, seeking to hold Pfizer Inc. accountable will involve filing a wrongful death lawsuit in the ongoing Depo-Provera MDL. Our lawyers are handling these cases as well. While the process of seeking a settlement in this scenario is largely the same, your situation is obviously very different from that of a patient who is seeking just compensation, and this impacts the steps you need to take early in the process. For example, in this scenario, some of your preliminary steps will include:
- Try to locate your loved one’s records for Depo-Provera injections or prescriptions.
- Try to locate your loved one’s medical records documenting the intracranial meningioma diagnosis and treatment.
- Try to locate your loved one’s employment records and recent tax filings.
- Take detailed notes about how your loved one’s brain cancer impacted—and is continuing to impact—your family’s daily life.
- Schedule a free consultation with a Depo-Provera lawyer who has experience in wrongful death cases.
Here too, these are not all of the steps involved in determining whether you should take legal action, but rather some of the key steps for starting the process. Our lawyers are available to fully explain the process of seeking justice for your loved one’s brain cancer diagnosis, and we are more than happy to provide you with the information you need to feel confident in deciding what to do next.
Talk to a Lawyer at Searcy Denney About Seeking a Depo-Provera Settlement Today
Do you have questions about seeking a Depo-Provera settlement? If so, we invite you to schedule a free, no-obligation consultation at Searcy Denney. We are actively pursuing Depo-Provera lawsuits on behalf of individuals and families, and we have decades of experience in similar types of cases. To speak with an experienced and compassionate lawyer in confidence as soon as possible, please call 800-780-8607 or contact us online today.
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