Many defective product liability and personal injury lawsuits have been filed over the Mirena intra uterine birth control device, in various State and Federal courts nationwide. Recently, a motion has been filed to consolidate all federal cases before one federal court for coordinated pretrial proceedings as part of an MDL, or multidistrict litigation.
Mirena IUD Allegations
All of the lawsuits involve similar complaints that the intra-uterine device (IUD), caused severe complications including perforating or puncturing the uterus, and migrating to other parts of the body. The motion to consolidate requested that all Mirena lawsuits be consolidated in the Northern District of Ohio.
Benefits of Mirena MDL
Consolidation is beneficial for pretrial proceedings, to reduce discovery, avoid conflicting pretrial rulings from different judges and to increase the processing of these injury claims. Consolidation is different from a class action lawsuit, in that the complaints would still remain individual actions, and each plaintiff must demonstrate that the Mirena IUD was defective and the cause of an injury.
Mirena IUD New Jersey State MDL Denied
As reported here earlier,the Supreme Court of New Jersey decided not to consolidate the Mirena litigation at the state level. Bayer, the manufacturer of Mirena is based in New Jersey and they requested consolidation in New Jersey, their home state.
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Mirena IUD Lawsuits Centralization in New Jersey Shot Down
Shezad Malik MD JD | January 11, 2013 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Bayer, the manufacturer of Mirena IUD, pushed to centralize its product liability and personal injury lawsuits into New Jersey State Court. The lawsuits are brought by women who experienced…
Shezad Malik is an Internal Medicine and Cardiology specialist, a Texas Medical Doctor (retired) and Defective Medical Device and Dangerous Drug Attorney. Dr. Shezad Malik Law Firm has offices based in Fort Worth and Dallas and represents people who have suffered catastrophic and serious personal injuries including wrongful death, caused by the negligence or recklessness of others.
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