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Our team of attorneys are now investigating claims and prepared to file Mirena lawsuitsinvolving the intrauterine contraceptive device Mirena®. Manufactured by Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Mirena is an IUD device [intrauterine device] that must be inserted by a trained health care provider and is intended to provide contraceptive protection for up to five years. Some women have experienced serious adverse side-effects and potentially life-threatening complications following the implantation of theMirena device, including perforation of or imbedment in the uterus.
Mirena Lawsuits: Latest Update on Product Liability Litigation
Mirena IUD contraceptive was introduced by Bayer in 2000 as a safe and secure birth control option for women of all ages. However, notwithstanding the tall claims of the manufacturer, the FDA had received thousands of adverse event reports associated with the IUD. Large number of complaints forced the FDA to rebuff manufacturer’s no-side effect claims about the birth control device and categorize the Mirena marketing promotion under the “Bad Ad Program.” About 60 percent of healthcare professionals are hesitant to recommend Mirena contraceptive to patients for fear of uterus damage, according to separate survey reports of the American Public Health Association and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published in the Obstetrics & Gynecology journal in 2012.
Over 400 Mirena lawsuits are pending for trial in various U.S. courts and their number is rising fast. According to media reports, lawyers are evaluating thousands of potential product liability claims against Bayer and the number is slated to run into thousands of lawsuits. Most of the plaintiffs are unanimous in their claim that the IUD has design defects, which prompted it to dislocate and migrate. The most serious Mirena injuries based on which the litigants have sought product liability include,
- Mirena migration and failure
- Uterus perforation and hysterectomy
- Pelvic injuries
- Removal through laparoscopic or other surgeries
- Pelvic infection and injuries
- Internal organs damaged or injured due to Mirena embedment
- Streptococcal sepsis
- Painful ovarian cysts
- Ectopic pregnancy
Mirena Injuries Reported to FDA
Over 70,000 Mirena injury complaints have been reported to the FDA in the last one decade. The most shocking fact is that there has been a huge increase in Mirena side effect complaints on the MedWatch program. About 50,000 of these complaints belong to the last five years. According to a report by WEWS channel, at least 1,300 of these had uterus perforations while more than 4,775 suffered from serious injuries attributed to the IUD migration. Other sources deriving statistics from post-marketing data put these figures at over 4,000 and 6,000 respectively.
Mirena Lawyers File Cases in MDL
- More than 200 Mirena lawsuits are assigned to Judge Brian R. Martinotti of Bergan County court. All these lawsuits filed in the State of New Jersey are centralized for pretrial consolidation under the Multi-County Litigation provision. Bayer has its U.S. headquarters at Montville of New Jersey.
- Over 200 Mirena lawsuits filed in the federal courts of various states are centralized in a New York southern district court. Judge Cathy Seibel has been selected by the MDL panel for pretrial consolidation of all federal Mirena lawsuits.
Mirena lawsuits filed in New Jersey have entered the discovery phase and the first bellwether trial is expected to commence in 2015. Both the federal and state judges handling pretrial consolidation of Mirena lawsuits have set the May 15, 2015, deadline for completion of discovery, selection of first set of Mirena lawsuits to go on trial, and preparation of cases.
In September 2013, a federal court rejected an appeal from Bayer to dismiss a Mirena lawsuit filed by Latoya Thompson of Louisiana and allowed the plaintiff to submit new information. The manufacturer had pleaded to dismiss the litigation on the ground that it was not filed within a year of injury stipulated by the Louisiana statute of limitations. The plaintiff claims that she was implanted with Mirena IUD twice and had no problem with the first one for five years. However, she had severe pain within days of using the second one, which fell out on its own after a month. She was also hospitalized for common injuries and side effects experienced by other women using the IUD.
The Mirena lawsuit is seeking damages from the manufacturer for its overstating the effectiveness of the contraceptive and not informing consumers of risks associated with it.
If you experienced adverse Mirena side effects, required surgery or have a loved one who suffered death following the implantation of Mirena, you may have a potential Mirena lawsuit.
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