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• Lawsuit Over Paragard IUD Removal Risks Results in Defense Verdict

  February 5, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal jury has issued a defense verdict in the first Paragard IUD lawsuit bellwether trial, refusing to hold Teva liable for a woman's injuries when the implant broke during removal.

• Paragard MDL Judge Indicates First Bellwether Trial Will Move Forward as Scheduled

  January 14, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has ruled that the first Paragard IUD lawsuit bellwether trial will begin as scheduled on January 20, rejecting a motion by the manufacturer to delay the case.

• First Paragard IUD Lawsuit Set for Jury Trial To Begin Jan. 20, 2026

  December 29, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A Florida woman's claim that her Paragard IUD broke during removal will go before a jury on January 20 as the first of three bellwether trials.

• Paragard Lawsuit Design Defect Claims Against CooperSurgical Thrown Out by Federal Judge

  December 5, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has dismissed some claims against Cooper Surgical filed in Paragard lawsuits, after the manufacturer noted that plaintiffs were implanted with the devices before they were owned by the company.

• Paragard IUD Bellwether Lawsuits Remain on Track for Trial in Early 2026

  June 5, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  The federal judge presiding over the Paragard IUD lawsuit MDL has extended several key deadlines for a group of bellwether cases, but the trials are still expected to before juries as scheduled in January, March and May 2026.

• Broken Paragard IUD Lawsuit Selected for First Bellwether Trial

  May 12, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has selected the first Paragard bellwether trial, which will involve allegations that the IUD broke and fractured inside a woman’s body as it was being removed.

• Series of 3 Paragard Lawsuits Set for Trial To Begin Jan. 2026 Through May 2026

  February 19, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  After several delays in the federal MDL, three Paragard IUD bellwether trials are now scheduled to go before juries early next year, to help gauge how juries may respond to evidence that will be repeated in hundreds of claims.

• Paragard IUD Lawsuit Bellwether Trials Scheduled To Begin December 2025 and February 2026

  November 4, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Trials over the Paragard IUD fracture risks were previously expected to begin earlier this year, but have been delayed and rescheduled several times.

• Motion Filed to Dismiss Paragard Lawsuits Filed Too Long After Fractured IUDs Were Removed

  September 19, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  CooperSurgical and Teva have asked a federal judge to dismiss more than 230 Paragard lawsuits, claiming that women waited too long after the IUD fractured during or before removal to file their claims.

• Doctors Need to Do More to Address IUD Insertion Pain, New CDC Guidelines Say

  August 13, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  The CDC has issued new guidelines calling for doctors to address pain suffered by patients when having an IUD inserted, following years of complaints by women.