Our lawyers are handling Paraquat IUD removal lawsuits in all 50 states. These lawsuits allege the Paragard intrauterine device breaks upon removal because it is made with inflexible plastic and degrades before the device expires. Over 2,500 lawsuits have been lodged against Teva Pharmaceutical and CooperSurgical by women who encountered…
Yesterday, I wrote about the rising Paragard litigation and the possibility of a class-action lawsuit. Today, I’m writing about the history of IUDs for birth control. How long has Paragard been around? Paragard was first approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1984. Paragard is known for…
This week the MDL Judge in the Paragard IUD lawsuits will consider a motion to dismiss filed by the manufacturers of the defective birth control device. The Paragard MDL now has 550 individual cases by plaintiffs who claim that their Paragard IUD had a defect causing it to fracture during…
Earlier this week, WJLA News 7, an ABC affiliate station in Los Angeles, released an investigative spotlight story on the hidden problems with a popular birth control device called Paragard IUD. Earlier this year the station reported finding over 3,200 women who had their Paragard IUD fracture during removal, often…
Over 1500 women have filed a lawsuit against Teva Pharmaceuticals and other defendants regarding the Paragard IUD. The plaintiffs in these Paragard lawsuits are alleging that the device fractures during its removal and that the broken pieces inside the body cause serious harm. In many cases, the fracture of the…