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The Depo-Provera case count is still climbing
MDL 3140's official pending-case count hit 5,830 on July 1, 2026. Here's what the court's own filings show, and what it means for you.
How many Depo-Provera cases are pending right now?
As of July 1, 2026, MDL 3140, the federal litigation over the depo shot and its meningioma risk, has 5,830 pending actions. That’s up from 5,508 just a month earlier, on June 1. In March 2026, the count was 3,099.
The number has nearly doubled in four months. It comes straight from the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation’s own report, not a law firm’s marketing page.
MDL 3140's pending case count nearly doubled in four months.
Pending actions in the Depo-Provera federal litigation, by JPML report date.
| Report date | pending actions | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 3,099 | JPML, Pending MDL Dockets by Actions Pending, March 2, 2026 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 5,508 | JPML, Pending MDL Dockets by District, June 1, 2026 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | 5,830 | JPML, Pending MDL Dockets by Actions Pending, July 1, 2026 |
What the growth actually means
From March to July, the pending count rose by about 2,495 cases, or roughly 625 filings a month on average. We calculated that rate ourselves from two official snapshots. It isn’t a figure the JPML itself publishes, so we’re labeling it as our own calculation, not court fact.
What is court fact: the count kept climbing even after a major settlement announcement in June. New cases are still being filed and transferred into the MDL right now.
Where the settlement actually stands
On June 15, 2026, the court confirmed that Pfizer and plaintiffs’ lead counsel reached a settlement in principle. It covers only people who already have a case pending in the MDL, and only if they meet eligibility criteria the parties haven’t made public yet. No registration deadline has been announced.
A settlement being finalized doesn’t mean the door is closed. The court is still taking new cases today. If you used Depo-Provera and were later diagnosed with meningioma, a usually non-cancerous brain tumor, that door is still open to you.
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