Depo-Provera Lawsuit in Florida

What Florida residents should know

Florida residents are not necessarily limited to filing only in Florida state court. Many mass tort claims may be evaluated by national firms, filed in federal court, coordinated through MDL proceedings, or handled through another legal process.

State law may still matter for deadlines, damages, claim evaluation, and certain procedural issues.

Florida: the home of the Depo-Provera MDL

Florida is the home of this litigation. On February 7, 2025, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation centralized the federal Depo-Provera meningioma cases in MDL No. 3140 before Judge M. Casey Rodgers in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida (Pensacola). The MDL's key pretrial events — including the general-causation expert (Rule 702) hearing and the first Pilot bellwether trial, scheduled for December 2026 — take place there. Florida residents' cases may already be in the MDL's home district if filed in the Northern District of Florida, but federal cases filed in other districts can still be transferred into MDL No. 3140.

Sources: JPML Transfer Order establishing MDL No. 3140 (Feb. 7, 2025); U.S. District Court (N.D. Fla.) — Depo-Provera MDL No. 3140, orders by date.

Possible eligibility factors

Florida residents may want to speak with a lawyer if they used or were exposed to Depo-Provera birth control injections and later experienced meningioma brain tumors.

• Use, prescription, employment, service, or exposure history.
• Medical diagnosis and treatment records.
• Approximate dates of use, exposure, diagnosis, and treatment.
• Information about prior conditions, alternative exposures, or other facts a lawyer may need to evaluate.

What records support Depo-Provera claims in Florida?

• Prescription, pharmacy, OB/GYN, clinic, insurance, or injection records showing Depo-Provera use and dates.
• Brain imaging reports, neurology notes, neurosurgery records, pathology reports, radiation records, and monitoring history.
• Records showing symptoms, diagnosis date, tumor type, surgery, radiation, disability, or ongoing neurological effects.
• Provider names, appointment histories, patient portal downloads, and documents that help reconstruct injection timing.

What exposure and legal context matter in Florida?

State residents may have received Depo-Provera through OB/GYN offices, primary care practices, public health clinics, pharmacies, and other clinical settings.

Where are Florida Depo-Provera cases handled?

Living in Florida does not necessarily mean the case will be filed only in Florida. Claims may be evaluated by national firms, filed in federal court, coordinated through MDL proceedings, or handled through another legal process.

Federal courts in Florida

• Northern District of Florida
• Middle District of Florida
• Southern District of Florida

What is the filing deadline for Depo-Provera lawsuits in Florida?

For a Florida resident researching Depo-Provera claims, the starting point is usually Florida's general personal injury period: 4 years under Fla. Stat. § 95.11(3)(d). That is only a starting point, not a final legal deadline for every person.

The real filing deadline can depend on diagnosis date, when the injury and possible cause were discovered, exposure location, wrongful-death issues, prior claim paperwork, and whether the case is filed directly, transferred to an MDL, or handled through another process.

Discovery-rule note: Florida applies a four-year period to injury actions founded on the design, manufacture, distribution, or sale of personal property. Florida's 2023 tort reform (HB 837) cut the general negligence period to two years (§ 95.11(4)(a)) but did not change the product-liability period at § 95.11(3)(d). Latent-injury accrual rules can apply.

How long do Florida residents have to file?

Florida's personal injury statute of limitations applicable to product liability claims is 4 years (Fla. Stat. § 95.11(3)(d)). Accrual timing, tolling, and repose periods can still change the real deadline in an individual case.

• Filing period: 4 years — Fla. Stat. § 95.11(3)(d).
• Discovery rule: Florida applies a four-year period to injury actions founded on the design, manufacture, distribution, or sale of personal property. Florida's 2023 tort reform (HB 837) cut the general negligence period to two years (§ 95.11(4)(a)) but did not change the product-liability period at § 95.11(3)(d). Latent-injury accrual rules can apply.
• Statute of repose: Florida product liability claims can be subject to a 12-year repose period for certain products (§ 95.031).

Because the controlling deadline depends on diagnosis date, discovery facts, exposure history, wrongful-death rules, and how the claim is filed, only a licensed attorney can confirm the deadline that applies to a specific situation. This page is general legal information, not legal advice.

What should Florida residents ask a lawyer?

• What injection records do you need to evaluate my Depo-Provera use history?
• How do meningioma diagnosis date, imaging, surgery, radiation, or monitoring records affect review?
• Could the pending expert-hearing and preemption rulings affect my claim?
• How do state filing deadlines apply to my diagnosis and discovery timeline?
• Would my claim be handled locally, nationally, or through the MDL?
• Are there upfront costs?