In re: Mirena IUD Products Liability Litigation

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Case overview

Case Number:

7:13-md-02434

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Personal Inj. Prod. Liability

Multi Party Litigation:

Multi-district Litigation

Judge:

Cathy Seibel

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  1. August 19, 2016

    Wipeout Of Mirena MDL To Be Challenged At 2nd Circ.

    Women in failed multidistrict litigation alleging that Bayer HealthCare AG's intrauterine device Mirena caused damage after insertion said Friday that they plan to appeal the case to the Second Circuit.

  2. July 07, 2016

    Bayer Admissions Can Carry IUD Claims, Consumers Say

    Consumers told a New York federal judge Wednesday that litigation against the maker of the Mirena IUD over uterine-wall punctures can still proceed despite most of their expert witnesses being barred, contending that the manufacturer's admissions are enough to make their case.

  3. June 23, 2016

    With Experts Barred, Bayer Says IUD Patients Have No Case

    The maker of the Mirena IUD, which is facing 1,200 lawsuits over uterine-wall punctures, renewed its fight for a quick win Wednesday, telling a judge the plaintiffs have no case without the expert witnesses who were recently barred.

  4. June 09, 2016

    Mirena Users Say They Don't Need Experts To Beat Bayer

    Consumers who claim they were injured by Bayer Healthcare's Mirena intrauterine contraceptive device fired back at the company's attempt to end the case over a lack of expert witnesses, telling a New York federal judge on Thursday that they can prove their case without experts.

  5. May 04, 2016

    Bayer Wants All Mirena IUD Cases Tossed For Lack Of Experts

    Looking to escape the sprawling multidistrict litigation alleging its Mirena intrauterine contraceptive devices were defective and harmed patients, Bayer HealthCare told a New York federal judge Wednesday that because nearly all of the women's experts have been excluded, none of them can prove their case.

  6. April 22, 2016

    First Mirena IUD Cases Dropped; Bayer Cites Lack of Experts

    The two women set to be the first in 1,200 consolidated lawsuits to go to trial over Bayer Healthcare's allegedly dangerous Mirena intrauterine contraceptive devices have dropped their cases with little public explanation, though Bayer claims it's due to a New York federal judge's decision to bar nearly all of their experts.

  7. March 09, 2016

    Most Anti-Bayer Expert Testimony Barred In Mirena IUD Suit

    A New York federal judge has blocked nearly all testimony by expert witnesses for consumers claiming they were injured by Bayer Healthcare’s Mirena intrauterine contraceptive devices, a decision Bayer said could affect the upcoming trial in the multidistrict litigation.

  8. January 12, 2016

    Mirena Suit's Timeliness Hinges On NJ Ruling, Judge Told

    A woman in multidistrict litigation over Bayer Healthcare's Mirena intrauterine contraceptive devices asked a New York federal judge not to toss her suit for being time-barred until the New Jersey high court makes a decision on the same issue in an Accutane case.

  9. January 07, 2016

    Bayer Says Women Haven't Proved Mirena IUD Caused Injuries

    Bayer Healthcare asked a New York federal court to toss two cases over the company's Mirena intrauterine contraceptive devices on Thursday, telling the court overseeing consolidated proceedings in those and more than 1,200 other cases that the two women hadn't shown they were injured in the way they claimed.

  10. December 02, 2015

    Bayer Gets 10 Cases Tossed From Mirena Defect MDL

    A New York federal judge on Wednesday tossed 10 suits in multidistrict litigation over complications stemming from Bayer Healthcare's Mirena intrauterine devices, finding three of the cases were filed too late and seven failed to submit fact sheets required by the court.