Mirena Lawsuit Alleges IUD Failed, Caused Unplanned Pregancy

A new Mirena lawsuit is joining the litigation against Bayer over alleged complications from the Mirena IUD.

Mirena is an intrauterine device or IUD, a type of birth control implant. It is designed to be implanted into the uterus by a trained physician, where it can remain in place for up to five years. However, it has been alleged in Mirena lawsuits that the device can cause physical damage to a woman by perforating the uterus and migrating to other parts of the the abdomen.

In this new Mirena lawsuit, Brittany Cool alleges that she developed serious complications from the Mirena IUD requiring surgical intervention.

Cool had the IUD implanted in September 2009, and a follow-up visit found the device was safely in place. However, in June 2012, an ultrasound revealed that the device was not in the uterus. During this time, Cool also experienced an unplanned pregnancy. It required laparoscopic surgery to locate and remove the Mirena IUD, which had perforated through the wall of the uterus and lodged in abdominal tissue. According to her Mirena lawsuit, this ordeal has caused Cool lasting medical harm.

The new Mirena lawsuit mirrors similar allegations surrounding the Mirena IUD. Other Mirena IUD lawsuits have alleged that the device can puncture the uterus and move into the abdomen, potentially causing a host of different health problems. Allegedly, complications from the Mirena IUD can include sterility, organ damage, and unplanned pregnancy — depending on the exact complications reported.

Cool’s Mirena lawsuit has joined other lawsuits in a type of group legal action called multidistrict litigation (MDL) or mass tort. MDLs are similar to class action lawsuits, in that a group of plaintiffs allege that they have suffered similar harm at the hands of the same defendants.

Group lawsuits like MDLs and class action lawsuits are designed to help streamline the legal system, by condensing dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of individual lawsuits into a single coordinated legal action. The main difference is that class action lawsuits start out as coordinated group lawsuits from the beginning, while MDLs start out as individual cases which are later combined into a single coordinated legal action. This makes MDLs more common in drug and medical device lawsuits, since the plaintiffs tend to have injuries that vary.

The Mirena IUD lawsuit is Brittany Cool v. Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, et al., Case No. 0:14-cv-01594-RHK-FLN, filed within the MDL In re: Mirena IUD Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2434, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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