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IUD ParaGard lawsuit is one of the emerging pharma lawsuits in 2022 in the U.S. Para Gard IUD is the intra uterine device used as a means of non-invasive contraceptive. The ParaGard IUD is different from other hormone-based IUDs and it has copper coiled around the stem and the arms. The copper interacts with the body and the chemicals produced as a result will prevent conception.
Although considered a successful method, this IUD device has some flaws, such as device migration and device breakage issues. Many women began experiencing problems during use and removal due to organ perforation or device breakage inside the uterus. Other serious situations faced by the victims include the device becoming embedded in the uterus, device movement or migration causing organ damage, scarring inside the uterus, inflammation and injury from copper left in the body, and the need for a hysterectomy or uterus removal.
In the FAERS (FDA Adverse Event Reporting System) database, the FDA received nearly 40,000 reports on Paragard, with more than 15,600 involving serious complications such as ectopic pregnancy, broken IUDs, organ damage, and hysterectomies and other surgeries to remove the IUD. In 2019, they received over 7,000 reports of adverse effects. The FDA has received reports of approximately 15 women dying after using the ParaGard IUD.
In 2016, a woman from Nebraska filed the first IUD ParaGard lawsuit, claiming that her IUD had failed. The device was found broken at the time of removal, and pieces of it remained inside her uterus. Due to the lawsuits and debt, Teva sold its assets and manufacturing facility in Buffalo, New York, for $1 billion in November 2017.
Teva and Cooper were hit with a slew of lawsuits for device migration and perforation. In December 2020, all ParaGard IUD lawsuits were consolidated as an MDL (MDL 2974) in the Northern District of Georgia, presided over by United States District Court Judge Leigh Martin May. The ParaGard claims filed in state courts in Pennsylvania were consolidated in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. The company filed a motion to dismiss all pending federal ParaGard IUD lawsuits in mid-2021, but it was denied.
According to the most recent update in mid-May 2022, there are 1121 ParaGard IUD mass tort lawsuits pending in federal courts. The announcement that the bellwether trials will begin in 2023 gives plaintiffs and their attorneys hope that they will produce some positive results. We won't be able to count the chickens until they hatch. The ParaGard lawsuits are still in their early stages, making predictions difficult. Expert attorneys could estimate the ParaGard IUD lawsuit settlement amounts based on the outcomes of previous similar mass tort litigations.
According to the ParaGard IUD attorneys, women who have experienced problems can file a claim for the following injuries: ruptured uterus or cervix, IUD device migration, inflammations and allergic reactions caused by IUD pieces left in the body, missing IUD pieces lodged in organs, need for surgery such as hysterectomy, laparoscopy, or laparotomy, infertility, long-term pain, infection, impossibility of removing the broken pieces, If you are a victim of one, you should contact an experienced lawyer and file a lawsuit.
You can seek compensation for past and present medical expenses, lost wages, disability or permanent impairment, emotional distress, scars and disfigurement, pain and suffering, long-term care, and loss of consortium. Fortify your IUD ParaGard claim and win the reparation with the assistance of your attorney and a medical record review company.
