Organon’s Request to Seal Company Documents in NuvaRing Lawsuit Denied
By Andrea Gressman
There has been some new action in the NuvaRing lawsuit proceedings. Recently, the Missouri federal court judge overseeing the NuvaRing lawsuit MDL heard the details of a motion filed by Organon, who was the original manufacturer of NuvaRing. The motion requested that the company be allowed to have some of the internal company documents sealed. However, the federal judge did not agree with Organon’s reasoning behind this request and the motion was subsequently denied.
Details of the NuvaRing Lawsuit Motion Filed by Organon
In this recent NuvaRing lawsuit development, Organon filed a motion that requested certain internal company documents to remain sealed throughout the litigation process and then thereafter. This would mean that the NuvaRing lawsuit parties could review the company documents but that they could not be released to the public. For the most part, when litigation happens it is considered “open,” which means that the public, including newspaper reporters, have access to all of the court documents. There are, however, exceptions – especially when dealing with things like juvenile court cases or when a person or child is entered into protective services.
Organon has their own reasons for requesting that their company documents remain sealed in the NuvaRing lawsuit MDL, and that is because they do not want any damage to their reputation to come about. It would appear from Organon’s reaction that these company documents do contain information which would damage their reputation in some way. It is guessed that the information regarding the amount of estrogen that is released by the NuvaRing birth control product might be at the forefront of Organon’s concern, as well as some of the medical studies that have been included.
On October 25, 2012, the federal judge ruled against Organon and did not allow for these company documents to be sealed. It is important to note that this ruling was just 3 days after a New Jersey state court ruling that was very similar in nature.
The Growing Popularity of NuvaRing Lawsuits
As if September 5, 2012, 952 women had filed NuvaRing lawsuits, which were then consolidated into the NuvaRing lawsuit MDL. These cases have all named Merck as the defendant. Merck went through a merger with Shering-Plough in 2009. Previously, Shering-Plough had merged with Organon in 2007, hence the reason why Organon is currently involved in the NuvaRing lawsuit MDL proceedings.
NuvaRing is a very popular birth control option, which is made of a flexible plastic ring that is vaginally implanted on a monthly basis. Unfortunately, despite its convenience, it has now been linked to causing blood clots, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism, stroke, heart attack, and even death.
How Does the NuvaRing Lawsuit MDL Work?
The NuvaRing lawsuit MDL does have similarities to a class action lawsuit. In the NuvaRing lawsuit MDL each NuvaRing lawsuit is combined for the general discovery process. In the litigation process the discovery is used as the process where the plaintiffs filing the NuvaRing lawsuits can request documents and ask other important questions regarding the important facts of the NuvaRing lawsuit. Currently the discovery process is still continuing in the federal NuvaRing lawsuits with the first of the trials set to start in May of 2013.
However, the NuvaRing lawsuit MDL is different than a class action in a number of ways as well. This includes the fact that each case will be individually ruled upon regarding the particular merits of that NuvaRing lawsuit.
If you want to learn more about filing a NuvaRing lawsuit due to the side effects you have experienced as a result of taking NuvaRing, visit the NuvaRing Birth Control Class Action Lawsuit Settlement & Investigation page right away. Provide your information and receive your free consultation from an experienced NuvaRing lawsuit attorney.
Updated November 22nd, 2012
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