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FDA Updates Depo-Provera Warning Label to Include Risk of Meningioma Brain Tumors
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated the warning label for the Depo-Provera birth control shot to include information about the risk of meningioma brain tumors. The label update is intended to warn doctors and patients that use of the Depo shot may be associated with the development of these tumors, particularly with…
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Scope of Products Requiring Proposition 65 Warnings in California Poised to Grow
The scope of products to be drawn into the warning requirements under California’s Proposition 65 law may soon be growing. California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) requested information from the public on the reproductive toxicity of p,p’-bisphenol chemicals. OEHHA is the lead agency for the implementation of Proposition 65, formerly known as the…
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For Your Consumption | January 2026: featuring highly refined class actions
Food & beverage litigation did not go gentle into that good night of 2025. From the flood of new citric acid lawsuits following an old playbook to decisions on “climate neutral” certifications and heavy metals in rice, we had plenty of reading material here at the Digest to get us through the holidays. We’ve plated…
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Medical and Life Sciences: New York 2025 Year in Review
In 2025, New York state and federal courts issued a series of consequential decisions shaping the litigation landscape for pharmaceutical, medical device, and other Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-regulated industries. Defense counsel must closely track these rulings, which continue to refine pleading standards, preemption, the learned intermediary doctrine, and class-action viability….By: Harris Beach Murtha
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Russia and Ukraine Resume Talks After a Huge Attack by Moscow
U.S., Russian and Ukrainian negotiators are meeting in the United Arab Emirates, but Russia continues to pummel Ukraine and has not softened demands that Kyiv calls unacceptable.
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In Afghanistan, a Trail of Hunger and Death Behind U.S. Aid Cuts
Afghanistan has plunged deeper into a crisis marked by levels of child hunger unseen in 25 years and the closure of almost 450 health centers.
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South Korea Questions Cram School Culture and Childhood Stress
Academic pressure has become so intense that even preschoolers are taking private extracurricular classes, raising worries about children’s rights.
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Gloves Come Off in Gulf as Trump’s Closest Arab Allies Clash
A feud between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates is reshaping conflicts and alliances across the Middle East and Africa.
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For Peace, More Ukrainians Consider the Once Unthinkable: Surrendering Land
Polls show a growing acceptance of territorial concessions among a war-weary public, if Ukraine receives strong security guarantees.
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In Mona Hatoum’s Art, a Warning for a Wobbling World
Mona Hatoum’s work riffs on themes of conflict and displacement to highlight the instability of our times.
