Depo-Provera Judge Appoints Seeger Weiss to Plaintiffs’ Counsel

A federal judge appointed Christopher Seeger of Seeger Weiss LLP lead counsel for the plaintiffs in consolidated litigation over injectable contraceptive Depo-Provera and its connection to brain tumors.

Judge M. Casey Rodgers of the US District Court for the Northern District of Florida on Sunday also appointed attorneys from Aylstock Witkin Kreis & Overholtz PLLC and Weitz & Luxenberg PC as co-lead counsel for the plaintiffs.

“We appreciate Judge Rodgers’ appointment and confidence in our firm,” Seeger said in an emailed statement. He added that the firm is looking forward to litigating the case “to ensure Pfizer and its subsidiaries ...