Pfizer Seeks Centralization of N.J. Depo-Provera Claims

TRENTON, N.J. - A defendant named in 151 lawsuits alleging injury caused by the Depo-Provera contraceptive have asked a New Jersey state court administrator to centralize the cases before one judge for pre-trial management purposes. Re: Application for Mass Tort Centralization Management, No. n/a (N.J. Sup. Ct.).

In a Jan. 23 letter to New Jersey's Administrative Director of the Courts, Pfizer contends that designating the litigation as a mass tort and allowing the claims to proceed in one court would promote efficiency and benefit all parties involved in the cases.

Pfizer is among four defendants named in all 151 of …