Bayer Win in Mirena IUD Litigation Upheld

Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. won another round in multidistrict litigation alleging defects in the Mirena intrauterine device harmed consumers, after an Oct. 24 federal appeals court ruling (In re Mirena IUD Prods. Liab. Litig. (Mirena MDL Plaintiffs v. Bayer Healthcare Pharm. Inc.), 2017 BL 380237, 2d Cir., No. 16-2890-cv(L), 10/24/17).

The Mirena IUD is a plastic, T-shaped device that delivers hormones into the uterus to prevent pregnancy. The plaintiffs alleged the devices perforated and became embedded in the uterus, or migrated and caused other harm.

In March 2016, the the Southern District of New York excluded crucial ...