Paragard IUD Lawsuit Bellwether Trials Scheduled To Begin December 2025 and February 2026
Trials over the Paragard IUD fracture risks were previously expected to begin earlier this year, but have been delayed and rescheduled several times.
Trials over the Paragard IUD fracture risks were previously expected to begin earlier this year, but have been delayed and rescheduled several times.
Manufacturers claim more than 230 women waited too long to file Paragard lawsuits over IUDs that fractured before or during removal procedures.
Federal health officials seek to address long-standing complaints from women over the lack of pain management when being implanted with an IUD.
By mid-April, the parties will recommend one case to serve as the first Paragard lawsuit bellwether trial, involving complications when the copper IUD fractured or broke during removal.
First bellwether Paragard lawsuit will go before a jury in March 2024, which will be selected from a pool of 10 cases brought by women injured when the IUD broke during attempted removal
The mediator has been assigned to oversee negotiations to settle Paragard IUD lawsuits, in advance of bellwether trials slated to begin in March 2024.
Parties have been ordered to jointly propose the size of the bellwether pool and number of Paragard bellwether trials to be held by mid-October 2022, with the first case going before a jury on March 4, 2024
A scheduling order is expected tomorrow which will lay out the timeline for preparing the first Paragard IUD lawsuit for trial.
Plaintiffs have 120 days to complete a detailed Fact Sheet, providing information about their injury caused by the Paragard IUD birth control implant
Getting an IUD implanted shortly after giving birth increases the risk of uterine perforation by a factor of seven, the study found.