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• Essure Birth Control Problems Result in Consumer Reports Guide

  August 18, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  Consumer Reports has published a guide for women considering the Essure birth control procedure, warning about problems reported in recent years. The guide comes as a growing number of Essure lawsuits allege that the manufacturer failed to provide adequate warnings in recent years.

• Mirena IUD Injury Settlement May Be Reached During Appeal of Migration, Perforation Cases

  August 15, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  A deal has reportedly been reached that could resolve about 1,300 Mirena IUD lawsuits over perforation and migration injuries, court documents indicate.

• Mirena IUD Caused Blindspots In Vision and Other Health Problems, Lawsuit Alleges

  August 10, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  A Mirena IUD lawsuit filed by a 27 year old Colorado woman indicates that the birth control device caused her to experience severe headaches, blindspots and other visual distortions, which may be permanent due to damage to her optic nerve caused by a buildup of fluid pressure around her brain.

• Mirena Lawsuit Alleges IUD Caused Pseudotumor Cerebri Side Effects

  August 4, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  A Florida woman indicates that she suffered pseudotumor cerebri side effects caused by her Mirena IUD, after the birth control implant caused a dangerous buildup of fluid pressure around her brain. According to allegations raised in a lawsuit against Bayer, the manufacturer failed to adequately warn users and the medical community about the risk.

• Paragard IUD Expulsion More Likely Than Mirena IUD, Leading To Unwanted Pregnancy: Study

  July 26, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  The Paragard IUD is more likely to result in expulsion and unwanted pregnancy, and women are more likely to keep using the Mirena after several years, according to the findings of a new study on the birth control implants.

• Mirena IUD Side Effects Label Warning Misrepresents Levonorgestrel Risks: Lawsuit

  July 25, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  A Mirena IUD lawsuit claims Bayer deceived the public and the medical community about the progestin coating the birth control implant and its potential health risks.

• Essure Birth Control Withdrawn from Market in Canada, As Safety Concerns Mount Worldwide

  July 18, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  Bayer reports that it has withdrawn the Essure birth control implant from the market, indicating that sales have fallen severely in recent months.

• Mirena PTC Lawyers Assigned to Leadership Roles in Multidistrict Litigation

  July 6, 2017

  Austin Kirk

  Several attorneys have been appointed to leadership roles in federal consolidated Mirena IUD litigation.

• Direct Filing of Mirena Intracranial Hypertension Lawsuits Allowed in New Multidistrict Litigation

  June 19, 2017

  Austin Kirk

  A federal judge has ordered direct filing in federal Mirena IUD pseudotumor cerebri litigation, and has assigned a number of plaintiffs' attorneys to leadership positions.

• Mirena IUD Vision Issues, Headaches Caused By PTC/IIH, Lawsuit Alleges

  June 15, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  A 35 year old woman indicates that she developed serious vision issues and headaches due to a Mirena IUD birth control implant, which caused her to experience pseudotumor cerebri (PTC), which is also commonly referred to as idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH).