IN RE: Paragard IUD Products Liability Litigation

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Case Number:

1:20-md-02974

Court:

Georgia Northern

Nature of Suit:

Personal Injury: Health Care/Pharmaceutical Personal Injury Product Liability

Multi Party Litigation:

Multi-district Litigation

Judge:

Leigh Martin May

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November 24, 2025
Cooper Cos. Faces Narrowed Claims In Paragard IUD MDL

The Cooper Cos. won't have to face design defect claims ahead of a possible bellwether trial over the Paragard IUD, as a Georgia federal judge on Friday found "nothing in the record" to suggest the company had anything to do with the design of the particular contraceptive devices that three women received.
February 12, 2025
Ga. Judge Trims Untimely Paragard IUD Claims From MDL

The Georgia federal judge overseeing the sprawling multidistrict litigation over alleged defects in Paragard intrauterine devices agreed Tuesday to dismiss as untimely dozens of claims against Teva Pharmaceutical and Cooper Cos. from patients in eight states.
September 13, 2024
Makers Of Paragard Say Time Ran Out On Claims In 236 Suits

Teva Pharmaceuticals and The Cooper Cos. pressed an Atlanta federal judge to pare back multidistrict litigation over alleged defects in the Paragard IUD by dismissing untimely claims across 236 complaints.
August 12, 2024
Paragard IUD Makers Gearing Up For Defect Dismissal Bid

Teva Pharmaceuticals and The Cooper Cos. have five days to reach out to plaintiffs who may be included in a motion to dismiss the sprawling litigation over alleged defects in the Paragard IUD, a Georgia federal judge said Monday.
January 01, 2024
Trials To Watch In 2024

Major trials coming down the pike in 2024 include a wealthy Russian art collector's suit against Sotheby's, first bellwethers in multidistrict litigation over allegations Chiquita funded a violent group in Colombia, and a criminal case against U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez. Here's a rundown.
November 17, 2021
Teva, Cooper Cos. Must Face All Claims In Paragard IUD MDL

A Georgia federal judge won't throw out claims by a group of women alleging the Paragard birth control device was defective, rejecting all of Teva Pharmaceuticals and The Cooper Companies' arguments for dismissing what they called a "shotgun" pleading.
September 21, 2021
Paragard IUD Maker Wants 'Shotgun' MDL Claims Tossed

The makers of the Paragard birth control device asked a Georgia federal judge on Tuesday to toss the master complaint in multidistrict litigation comprising almost 500 plaintiffs who say the device is defective, saying it's a shotgun pleading without specificity.
February 19, 2021
2 Firms Tapped To Lead Teva Intrauterine Device MDL

The Georgia federal judge hearing massive multidistrict litigation against Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. and Cooper Companies Inc., the makers of ParaGard intrauterine devices, tapped attorneys from Fibich Leebron Copeland Briggs and Sanders Phillips Grossman LLC to lead the women who claim they were harmed by the birth control device.