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As of January 2025, the Paragard multidistrict litigation (MDL) continues to progress, with 20 new cases added in December. This brings the total number of pending cases to 2,882, indicating that the litigation has reached a mature stage with fewer new claims being filed.
A discovery dispute arose as defendants requested more time to respond to contention interrogatories, proposing a delay until the pretrial conference. Plaintiffs opposed the request, emphasizing the need for timely responses to advance case preparation. The MDL judge granted the defendants an extension but did not allow a delay until the pretrial conference. Instead, the [...]
A new lawsuit has been filed in the Paragard MDL by a California woman who claims her Paragard IUD broke during its removal in February and May 2023. She alleges that the device’s defective design led to breakage beyond the strings, requiring multiple attempts to remove it and causing severe physical and emotional harm. The [...]
The MDL judge has scheduled the first bellwether trial in the Paragard litigation for December 1, 2025, with the second trial set for February 2, 2026, subject to confirmation of availability from the defendants’ trial counsel.
The court has imposed a firm deadline of December 11, 2024, for defendants to complete the production of custodial files as previously ordered on October 7, 2024. The judge has mandated rolling production, allowing plaintiffs to begin reviewing documents as they become available. While the court has stated it will not extend this deadline, both [...]
