Hissey, Mulderig & Friend

The copper IUD Paragard is prone to break when it is being removed from a woman’s body, which can lead to severe pain, infections, organ perforation, infertility, or other side effects. Several recent lawsuits have been filed against the manufacturers of Paragard by women whose IUD broke while they were being removed, causing serious and potentially deadly side effects. (more…)

The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has ruled that more than four dozen lawsuits filed by women who experienced side effects from the copper IUD Paragard should be consolidated in a multidistrict litigation in Georgia. The manufacturers of Paragard are also facing dozens of additional lawsuits filed by women with complications from the birth control device. (more…)