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• Bayer Reports Nearly 12,000 Serious Injuries from Essure Birth Control Implants, Including 9 Deaths

  March 16, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  Bayer reports it received nearly 12,000 medical reports linked to the Essure birth control implant, which is no longer sold on the market, in the second half of 2020.

• Paragard IUD Risk Information Omitted from Advertisements, FDA Warns

  February 25, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA has issued a warning letter to CooperSurgical for failing to include risk information about the ParaGard IUD in a direct-to-consumer video ad.

• Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal of Mirena IUD Lawsuits Over Pseudotumor Cerebri (PTC)

  December 10, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal appeals court has rejected an effort by hundreds of women to reinstate Mirena IUD lawsuits which claimed the birth control device caused fluid buildup in the brain, resulting in numerous health complications.

• Bayer Identified Another 7,332 Reports Involving Serious Injury from Essure in June thru August 2020

  December 8, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A new report on Essure injuries indicates Bayer has received more than 7,000 reports of serious injuries and reports of 73 deaths associated with the birth control implant.

• Paragard Copper IUD Risk of Fracturing During Removal Not Adequately Disclosed By Manufacturers: Lawsuit

  November 24, 2020

  Russell Maas

  A North Carolina woman has filed a product liability lawsuit against the makers of Paragard, alleging that the popular copper...

• Essure Punctured Internal Organs, Caused Other Injuries: Lawsuit

  October 9, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit against Bayer claims an Essure birth control implant broke inside a woman's body and punctured her internal organs after migrating out of position.

• Lawsuit Claims Essure Birth Control Implant Fractured, Punctured Woman’s Internal Organs

  September 29, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  An Essure lawsuit claims the birth control device, broke, migrated out of position, and punctured organs and caused infections in an Alabama woman.

• New Data Shows 10% Of Bayer Essure Birth Control Removals May Result In Complications

  September 16, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  New FDA data suggests 10% of all Essure removal procedures results in complications such as device breakage and organ perforation.

• Essure Birth Control Settlement To Result in $1.6 Billion in Compensation For Women

  August 21, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  An Essure settlement agreement for $1.6 billion would resolve most of the lawsuits against Bayer over injuries caused by the now-defunct birth control implant.

• Essure Settlement Negotiations Lead Bayer To Set Aside $1.4 Billion

  August 5, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  Bayer has announced it set aside $1.4 billion to resolve tens of thousands of Essure birth control implant lawsuits.