The announcement comes just months after Bayer agreed to a $12.1 billion plan in June to settle various lawsuits it had inherited from its $63 billion acquisition of Monsanto. This most recent deal was reached to settle a portion of…
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, Western Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Sellers v. Bayer Healthcare Pharms. Inc. Citation: 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 188476 Facts The plaintiff filed a suit against the defendant, a pharmaceutical…
A patient encouraged by her gynecologist to use Essure contraception and endometrial ablation filed a medical malpractice lawsuit after she experienced a premature birth. She initially went to her gynecologist after suffering from abnormal bleeding, which caused the doctor to…
A gynecologist was sued for failing to observe standards of care after one of her patients developed severe complications from a combination of endometrial ablation and Essure device use. The patient had a past medical history of coagulopathy; her blood…
An expert in gynecology was requested to testify in a case over Essure contraceptive IUDs, where one patient’s right fallopian tube had been punctured by the device. After experiencing bloating, chronic pain, depression, and hypertension in her shoulders shortly after…
After users of Essure, a contraceptive IUD, developed severe allergic reactions and filed a mass litigation suit, an expert in allergies and toxicology was called in to discuss the use of nickel for the device. Multiple patients seeking a simple,…
One woman’s lawsuit against manufacturers of the IUD permanent contraception device Essure necessitated an expert in the Food and Drug Administration’s medical device regulation. After the Essure device was implanted in her Fallopian Tubes, the woman began to experience abnormal…
Multiple patients prescribed Essure, a nickel-based contraceptive implant, joined in a class action after suffering numerous complications. The IUD was meant to provide permanent birth control by being implanted directly into the patient’s Fallopian tubes. There were a multitude of…
A woman who underwent the Essure procedure decided to file suit against her gynecologist after the coil migrated from her Fallopian Tubes to her abdomen. Though the patient’s follow-up exam to confirm the device was situated correctly had been normal,…
Essure, the only available permanent contraceptive measure that does not involve invasive surgery, was brought into a class action case of six women who suffered a host of complications from the device. Though Essure’s manufacturer managed to obtain pre-approval from…
