Ever since reports of complications associated with the Mirena IUD surfaced, personal injury law firms have been assisting injured individuals with their cases. Over the years, the device became one of the most popular contraceptives available in the market. However, even as it gained global acclaim, reports of complications associated with the use of the device increased in number. Moreover, USAToday reports that the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists also recommends the use of the Mirena intrauterine device as the primary birth control method for women of all ages.
Mirena intrauterine device is a tiny, T-shaped, a contraceptive that is made of plastic. When inserted in the vagina, this device secretes a hormone that prevents pregnancy called levonorgestrel. This hormonal intrauterine device was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2000. Furthermore, the agency approved the device as a treatment for heavy menstruation in 2009. Nevertheless, in the same year, the FDA criticized Bayer Pharmaceuticals for false advertising.
According to reports, several Mirena IUD lawsuit is still pending in the District Court of New Jersey. The complainants alleged that using the hormonal intrauterine device caused complications, such as perforations, pain, and organ damage. Additionally, personal injury law firms confirmed that they have received an enormous amount of case evaluation inquiries from individuals who purportedly suffered negative side effects after implantation of the Mirena IUD. The law firms are expecting more case evaluation inquiries and lawsuits from injured women in the coming months.
Indeed, lawsuits against the manufacturer of the Mirena IUD are piling up fast. According to a reputable personal injury law firm website, the Rottenstein Law Group’s rotlaw.com, “In New Jersey state court alone, there are at least 16 lawsuits alleging the Mirena IUD caused serious injuries, including perforations to women’s uteruses. In August 2012, Bayer moved the New Jersey Supreme Court to centralize those cases into one multicounty litigation proceeding in Middlesex County.” Moreover, it states, “In late 2012, still other Mirena IUD injury claims were filed in federal courts in Ohio and California.The Ohio plaintiff is seeking monetary compensation, including punitive damages, for injuries she suffered as a result of her Mirena IUD perforating her uterus, migrating, and becoming embedded near her liver.”