The presiding judge in the New Jersey multicounty litigation (MCL) encompassing over 1800 Mirena IUD lawsuits has ordered the selection of a pool of lawsuits from which the second preliminary (or “bellwether”) case will be chosen. In Case Management Order 35, issued on March 17,... Read More

Massachusetts resident Carolyn Ferrara is suing Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals over personal injuries and economic damages she alleges are a direct a result of the Mirena IUD. The product liability complaint was brought in the US District Court for the Western District of Massachusetts and lists... Read More

A recent study comparing rates of copper IUD (Cu-IUD) vs. Mirena IUD organ perforation found no significant difference between the two types of birth control devices in this regard, with the risk of perforation incidences relatively low for each (around 1 per 1,000 insertions). Over... Read More

Another Mirena IUD migration lawsuit has joined the multidistrict litigation (MDL) in New York state, adding to the well over 1000 cases consolidated there over the allegedly defective form of birth control, as well as to the hundreds of cases that are part of a... Read More

A Mirena IUD lawsuit filed in the Southern District of Illinois was recently added to the Mirena multi-district litigation (MDL) pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The case joins more than 1,000 lawsuits pending against Bayer Healthcare... Read More

A federal judge has ordered Bayer Pharmaceuticals to produce sales call notes pertinent to a Mirena lawsuit currently underway in California. The judge determined that provision of these sales call notes could support allegations by the plaintiff that the company promoted their product while minimizing... Read More

Thousands of women have filed lawsuits against Bayer, maker of the Mirena hormonal intrauterine device, over undisclosed IUD risks. A study recently published by the American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology examines whether age is a factor in the expulsion of hormonal versus copper IUDs. It... Read More

The federal Mirena multidistrict litigation (MDL) before Judge Cathy Seibel in the Southern District of New York has reached a pivotal stage with the August selection of 12 so-called bellwether lawsuits. With the purpose of eliminating redundancies in the discovery process, preventing conflicting pretrial rulings... Read More